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)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Watauga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Austin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Lella ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Elizabethton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
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- Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Milligan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Siam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blountville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sac ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
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- Colby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Boring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Valley Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Okolona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- 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)
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
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. |
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