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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 Carlisle in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Carlisle. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Carlisle listed first.

  • Indian Mound
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
    • Former name for Dover:
    • Monroe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Tennessee Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cumberland City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stewart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Erin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
  • Legate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Legate is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
  • Big Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Needmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Needmore is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • Bellamy ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellamy is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
  • McKinnon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McKinnon is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
  • Stribling ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Stribling is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stribling
  • Oakwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Danville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Magnolia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
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  • Bumpus Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
  • Woolworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolworth
  • Yellow Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Shiloh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Tharpe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tharpe is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
  • Palmyra
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dotsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
  • Woodlawn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jordan Springs ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs
  • Fort Henry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Henry is located in Stewart County
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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 Carlisle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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