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 Cowan had a population of 624 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cowan had a population of 1,668 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cowan, with the one closest to Cowan listed first.
- Decherd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sewanee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Estill Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monteagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Pelham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
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- Beans Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Awalt ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Awalt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
- Huntland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Tracy City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lexie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Francisco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tullahoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
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 Cowan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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