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 Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Blue Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Blue Spring listed first.
- Siam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Fish Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Forge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Hampton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Elizabethton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Blevins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blevins is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Doeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Gap Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Hopson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- White Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Rock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Elk Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Childress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Watauga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Milligan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Casper ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Pandora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Roan Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is 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>
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Piney Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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