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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Big Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Springs listed first.

  • Fisher Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
    • Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
  • Kyles Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Vogel ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vogel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
    • Vogel is located in Hawkins County
  • Starnes ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starnes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
    • Starnes is located in Hawkins County
  • Eidson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
    • Eidson is located in Hawkins County
  • Gillenwater ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gillenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
    • Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
  • Opossum ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opossum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
    • Opossum is located in Hawkins County
  • Alumwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alumwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
    • Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
  • Stony Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
  • Surgoinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • New Canton is located in Hawkins County
  • Amis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
    • Amis is located in Hawkins County
  • Mole
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
    • Mole is located in Hawkins County
  • Church Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <3>
  • Rogersville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
    • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <3>
  • Blossom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Hawkins County
  • Lee Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
    • Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
  • New Hope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Hawkins County
  • Choptack
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choptack have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
    • Choptack is located in Hawkins County
  • Austins Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
    • Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
  • Van Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hill
    • Van Hill is located in Hawkins County
  • Chimneytop ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimneytop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
    • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
  • Solitude ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Solitude is located in Hawkins County
  • Sneedville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Strahl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
    • Strahl is located in Hawkins County

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Big Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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