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 Decatur had a population of 223 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 1,663 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Breedenton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Goodfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Fiketon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fiketon is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Cute ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Beta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folger ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Evensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Big Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Riceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Verd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Verd is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
- Lamontville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Euchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
- Spring City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sanford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Surprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Regret ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Regret is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Prigmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lorraine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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