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.
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Gainesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Nameless
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Selby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Selby is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby
- Flynns Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Flynns Lick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynns Lick
- Double Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Miranda ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Miranda is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miranda
- Crawford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Rough Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Cookeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Whitleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Windle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Windle is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle
- Hilham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Granville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pekin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
- Boma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Haydenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Gladdice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gladdice is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladdice
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Chestnut Mound
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Ditty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
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. |
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