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>
While we didn't find Cosby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Cosby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Cosby listed first.
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Jones Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Wilton Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edwina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Sterling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Chestnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- East Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fox ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oldtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oldtown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Sandy Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Harrisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Nough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Del Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Cataloochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Gatlinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jonestown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Parrottsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bybee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rankin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rankin is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Middle Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Cosby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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