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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 Forks of the River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forks of the River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forks of the River listed first.

  • Tatumville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tatumville is located in Dyer County
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  • Stokes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stokes is located in Dyer County
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  • Yorkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Yorkville is located in Gibson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • RoEllen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • RoEllen is located in Dyer County
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  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Friendship is located in Crockett County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Brazil
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Brazil is located in Gibson County
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  • Crockett Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
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  • Dyer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dyer is located in Gibson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
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  • Newbern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibson Wells
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibson Wells is located in Gibson County
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  • Fowlkes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
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  • Trenton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Rutherford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dyersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cairo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cairo is located in Crockett County
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  • Mason Hall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mason Hall is located in Obion County
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  • Trimble
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Trimble is located in Dyer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Chestnut Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
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  • Maury City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Maury City is located in Crockett County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Alamo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Alamo is located in Crockett County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,260 people
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  • Fruitland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitland is located in Gibson County
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  • Kenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenton is located in Obion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Halls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
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  • Lane
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane is located in Dyer County
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  • Johnsons Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
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  • Obion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Obion is located in Obion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people

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 Forks of the River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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