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 Dowelltown had a population of 233 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Dowelltown had a population of 409 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dowelltown, with the one closest to Dowelltown listed first.
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haleville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleville
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
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- Cottage Home
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Gassaway
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Round Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sykes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sykes is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Lancaster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Statesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Middleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Middleton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Middleton
- Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
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- Talome ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Talome is located in Cannon County
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- Buffalo Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Smith County
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- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Smith County
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- Cherry Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
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 Dowelltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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