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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>

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

  • Dug Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
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  • Taylors
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Taylors is located in White County
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  • Neverfail ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
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  • Yankeetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankeetown is located in White County
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  • Bon Air
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bon Air is located in White County
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  • Pleasant Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Cherry Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Creek is located in White County
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  • Dry Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dry Valley is located in Putnam County
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  • Goffton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Goffton is located in Putnam County
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  • Standingstone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Standingstone is located in Putnam County
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  • Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Perilla ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Perilla is located in White County
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  • Methodist ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Methodist is located in White County
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  • Erasmus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
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  • Pomona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona is located in Cumberland County
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  • Elijah ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elijah is located in White County
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  • Creston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Creston is located in Cumberland County
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  • Bakers Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bakers Crossroads is located in White County
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  • Dodson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dodson is located in White County
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  • Jeremiah
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
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  • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
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  • Howard Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
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  • Woody
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Woody is located in Cumberland County
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  • Cliff Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
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  • Lovejoy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lovejoy is located in Overton County
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  • Beaver Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
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  • Cookeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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