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>
Ethel itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service. In 2014, Ethel had a population of 2,049 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ethel, with the one closest to Ethel listed first.
- Bear ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
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- Wheat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
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- Leedom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
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- Scandlyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
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- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
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- Oliver Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
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- Coalfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Kries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kries is located in Roane County
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- Scarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
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- Fairview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
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- Elverton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
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- Marlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Anderson County
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- Windrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
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- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
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- Dossett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dossett is located in Anderson County
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- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Anderson County
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- DeArmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
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- Clinch River ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinch River is located in Anderson County
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- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
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- Oral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oral is located in Roane County
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- Eaton Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
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- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
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- Bud ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bud is located in Anderson County
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- Laurel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Anderson County
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- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
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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 Ethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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