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 Bryson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bryson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bryson listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mount Verd
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Fiketon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Reagan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
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- Nonaburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
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- Sanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
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- Sewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Gudger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger
- Prigmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Cute ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Carlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock
- Luskville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Ho ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ho is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho
- Regret ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Breedenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Goodfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Lamontville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
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 Bryson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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