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>
Duke itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Duke, with the one closest to Duke listed first.
- Custer ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Custer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Jobe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jobe is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Agee ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agee is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Sill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
- Rule ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Twinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Twinville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
- Paulette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Girlton is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlton
- Panther ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Boy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Boy is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boy
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rhodelia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Ray ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Whitman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitman is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Offutt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Offutt is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt
- Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
- Pedigo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pedigo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
- Preston ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Maynardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Powells River ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Powells River is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells River
- Lindsay Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lindsay Mill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Mill
- Rocky Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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 Duke, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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