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 Foxfire in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Foxfire. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Foxfire listed first.
- Crossville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Howard Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Howard Springs is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Lantana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lantana is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lantana
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt was located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Creston is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Big Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Lick is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Erasmus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Erasmus is also located in Cumberland County
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- Grassy Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy Cove is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Cove
- Crab Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead was located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Music ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Music was located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is also located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burke is also located in Cumberland County
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- Woody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woody is also located in Cumberland County
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- Jewett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewett is also located in Cumberland County
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- Newton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is also located in Cumberland County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Winesap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grapevine was located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Litton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Neverfail was located in Cumberland County
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- Balta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Seals ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seals was located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
- Hebbertsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hebbertsburg is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbertsburg
- Genesis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Genesis is also located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesis
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 Foxfire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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