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, Compton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Compton, with the one closest to Compton listed first.
- Sharpsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Walterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murfreesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- Cainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kittrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Floraton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floraton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floraton
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Porterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Porterfield is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Greenvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenvale is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Overall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Overall is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
- Readyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Point is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Smyrna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Crescent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Donnell Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Donnell Chapel is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnell Chapel
- Cateston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cateston is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cateston
- Vesta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vesta is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Bairds Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Almaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Bradyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
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 Compton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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