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 Blue Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Ridge listed first.
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Paperville is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beidlemans was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Ruthton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Blountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Lella ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lella was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Sac ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sac was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Holston Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holston Valley is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Mill Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Thom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thom was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Childress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Childress is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fishdam was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lawson was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Piney Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Keenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Colby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colby was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Samuel was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Boring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boring is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Austin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Watauga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Orebank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orebank is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
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 Blue Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |