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 Forktown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forktown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forktown listed first.
- Lebanon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Holloway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holloway is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek was located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tuckers Gap was located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Bairds Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bairds Mill is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Shop Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Springs is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Linwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Linwood is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Leeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leeville is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Tuckers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tuckers Crossroads is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Oak Point ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Point was located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Beckwith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Springs is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Cherry Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Valley is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Bellwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellwood is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Vesta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vesta is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Odum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Odum was located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Laguardo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laguardo is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Watertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Commerce is also located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Jennings ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jennings was located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
- Dodoburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dodoburg was located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodoburg
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Mount Juliet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Forktown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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