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>
Custer 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 Custer, with the one closest to Custer listed first.
- Agee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Duke ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Forkvale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Jobe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Gabe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Bayless ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Sill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Rule ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Girlton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Whitman ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Boy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Lindsay Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindsay Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Mill
- Lindsay Mill is located in Campbell County
- Rocky Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <3>
- Offutt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Twinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Paulette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Ray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Powells River ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powells River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells River
- Powells River is located in Campbell County
- Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
- Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
- Panther ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hollow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Custer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |