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 Difficult had a population of 228 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Difficult had a population of 14,993 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Difficult, with the one closest to Difficult listed first.
- Kempville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kempville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempville
- Defeated
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Donoho
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Donoho is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donoho
- Gladdice
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- Willette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willette is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
- Gibbs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monoville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Riddleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Carthage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Granville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haydenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elmwood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- North Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flynns Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Meadorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Bluff Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Red Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stonewall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Chestnut Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nameless
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Difficult, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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