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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Childress had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Childress, with the one closest to Childress listed first.

  • Piney Flats
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bluff City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Keenburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
    • Keenburg is located in Carter County
  • Watauga
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Austin Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
    • Austin Springs is located in Washington County
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
  • Lella ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
    • Lella is located in Sullivan County
  • Elizabethton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thom ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
    • Thom is located in Sullivan County
  • Flourville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
    • Flourville is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Flourville
    • From Childress to Flourville
  • Hilton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
    • Hilton is located in Sullivan County
  • Johnson City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carnegie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
    • Carnegie is located in Washington County
  • Milligan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milligan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
    • Milligan is located in Carter County
  • Siam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
    • Siam is located in Carter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Siam
    • From Childress to Siam
  • Blountville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
    • Blountville is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <2>
  • Sac ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
    • Sac is located in Sullivan County
  • Lawson ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Lawson is located in Sullivan County
  • Colby ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Sullivan County
  • Boring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
    • Boring is located in Sullivan County
  • Valley Forge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
    • Valley Forge is located in Carter County
  • Beidlemans ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beidlemans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
    • Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
  • Edgeworth ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
  • Okolona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okolona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
    • Okolona is located in Carter County
  • Gap Run
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mill Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ruthton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
    • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ruthton
    • From Childress to Ruthton
  • Samuel ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samuel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
    • Samuel is located in Sullivan County

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Childress, 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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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