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>
Griffitts itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Griffitts, with the one closest to Griffitts listed first.
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Morganton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Greenback
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenback
- Greenback is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenback <4>
- Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Brakebill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - McGhee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Trigonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloyd Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Kiser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Unitia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Brick Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brick Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Mill
- Brick Mill is located in Blount County
- Loudon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon
- Loudon is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudon <4>
- Kincaid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Disco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Mountainville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Loudon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <4>
- Hopewell Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Springs
- Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
- Clover Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Hiwassee College
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiwassee College have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee College
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
- Eaton Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Citico ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Mint
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Ewing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Adolphus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Griffitts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |