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 Damascus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Damascus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Damascus listed first.
- Little Doe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
- Pandora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Doeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Doeville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Mountain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Casper ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Casper is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Stump Knob ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stump Knob is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump Knob
- Reese
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reese is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Lineback ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lineback is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineback
- Leander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Osborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County
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- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
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- Fish Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
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- Sweetwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Zionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Mills is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mills
- Sutherland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Laurel Bloomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holston Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Amantha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
- Ruthton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
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 Damascus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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