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 Gray Acres in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gray Acres. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gray Acres listed first.
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
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- Bristol
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruthton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Paperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Bluff City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Lella ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lella is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Childress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
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- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Blountville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Piney Flats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Thom ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thom is located in Sullivan County
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- Mill Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Sac ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sac is located in Sullivan County
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- Hilton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hilton is located in Sullivan County
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- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
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- Lawson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawson is located in Sullivan County
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- Watauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Elizabethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Siam is located in Carter County
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- Colby ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colby is located in Sullivan County
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- Boring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boring is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Austin Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
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 Gray Acres, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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