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>
Colby itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colby, with the one closest to Colby listed first.
- Boring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Boring is also located in Sullivan County
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- Hilton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hilton was located in Sullivan County
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- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wahoo was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Thom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thom was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lawson was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel was located in Sullivan County
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- Sac ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sac was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Fordtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is also located in Sullivan County
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- Hemlock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Lella ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lella was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Edgeworth was located in Sullivan County
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- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek was located in Sullivan County
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- Orebank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is also located in Sullivan County
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- Blountville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Ridge was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
- Slaughter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slaughter was located in Sullivan County
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- Austin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
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- Piney Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sumpter was located in Sullivan County
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- Mill Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Point is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Keebler Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Arcadia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Childress
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Childress is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Bluff City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomingdale is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Horace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horace was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Kingsport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Colby, 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. |