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>

While we didn't find Eaton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Eaton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Eaton listed first.

• Eaton Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Eaton Crossroads is also located in Loudon County
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• Vancouver ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Vancouver was located in Loudon County
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• Oral
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oral is located in Roane County
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• Boyd
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Boyd is located in Knox County
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• Virtue
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Virtue is located in Knox County
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
• Selkirk ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Selkirk was located in Roane County
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• Cave Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cave Creek is located in Roane County
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• Bear ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bear was located in Roane County
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• Loudon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Loudon is also located in Loudon County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
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• Disco
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Disco is located in Blount County
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• Leedom ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Leedom was located in Anderson County
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• Coytee ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coytee was located in Loudon County
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• Unitia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Unitia is also located in Loudon County
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• Concord
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Concord is located in Knox County
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• Wheat ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wheat was located in Roane County
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• Kiser
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Kiser is located in Blount County
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• Ewing ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ewing was located in Blount County
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• Paint Rock ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Paint Rock was located in Roane County
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• Adolphus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Adolphus is also located in Loudon County
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• Ethel ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ethel was located in Roane County
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
• Scarboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Scarboro is located in Anderson County
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• Kries
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kries is located in Roane County
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• Griffitts ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Griffitts was located in Loudon County
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• Meadow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow is also located in Loudon County
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• Ball Camp
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
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