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 Cato in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cato. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
- Dixon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Hillsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Pleasant Shade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riddleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Meadorville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Monoville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monoville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Defeated
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Willard is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rome is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Gibbs Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Carthage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donoho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
- Kempville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
- Willette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Bellwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Long Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Eulia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eulia is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulia
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jennings is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Gladdice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- Red Boiling Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chipman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
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 Cato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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