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 Commerce had a population of 192 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Commerce, with the one closest to Commerce listed first.
- Watertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Cherry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
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- Brush Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jennings is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Middleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Middleton is located in Smith County
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- Tuckers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
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- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
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- Bellwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
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- Sykes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sykes is located in Smith County
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- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
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- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Statesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Smith County
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- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gordonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Round Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
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- Greenvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
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- Cottage Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Stonewall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
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- Carthage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 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 Commerce, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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