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 Freewill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Freewill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Freewill listed first.
- Cleveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tasso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tasso is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasso
- Etola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Snow Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Black Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Black Fox is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
- McDonald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brittsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittsville
- Climer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Climer is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climer
- Igous Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Igous Ferry is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igous Ferry
- Charleston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Ooltewah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ocoee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Folger ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Folger is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Soddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Soddy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy
- Daisy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Apison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Howardville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Felker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Felker is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felker
- Oldfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patty is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty
- Luskville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pineland is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Sale Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Melville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
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 Freewill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |