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 Grandview in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Grandview. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Grandview listed first.
- Johnson City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
- Former names for Johnson City:
- Blue Plum Station
- Haynesville
- Johnsons Depot
- Johnsons Tank
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <2>
- Carnegie
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Milligan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Milligan is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan
- Austin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Marbleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marbleton is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbleton
- Watauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jonesborough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keebler Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Piney Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- February
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- February is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for February
- Unicoi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gap Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Elizabethton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Keenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Boring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Valley Forge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Valley Forge is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Forge
- Childress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Leesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leesburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Mayday
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayday is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Embreeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Embreeville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embreeville
- Colby ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Thom ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Telford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Siam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Lella ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Fordtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Locust Mount
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Bowmantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowmantown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmantown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 302 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 Grandview, 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. |