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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 in 1895, Dossett had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dossett, with the one closest to Dossett listed first.

  • Marlow
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Marlow is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Laurel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Laurel is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Fairview ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairview is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Clinch River ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clinch River is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch River
  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Frost is located in Anderson County
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  • Robertsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Robertsville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
  • Scarboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Scarboro is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
  • Bud ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bud is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
  • Peak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Peak is located in Anderson County
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  • Clinton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oliver Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Windrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Windrock is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
  • Ethel ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ethel is located in Roane County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
  • Leedom ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Leedom is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
  • Treeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Treeville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
  • Briceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Briceville is located in Anderson County
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  • Scandlyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Scandlyn is located in Roane County
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  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bear is located in Roane County
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  • Ball Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
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  • Heiskell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
  • Offutt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Offutt is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt
  • Coalfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Coalfield is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
  • Panther ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Panther is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Rocky Top
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
    • 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 <2>

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 Dossett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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