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 Gross Crossroad in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gross Crossroad. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gross Crossroad listed first.
- Thom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thom was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Lella ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lella was located in Sullivan County
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- Hilton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hilton was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Piney Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Colby was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Boring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boring is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Sac ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sac was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Bluff City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is also 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson was located in Sullivan County
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- Flourville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Childress is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Blountville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wahoo was located in Sullivan County
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- Watauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth was located in Sullivan County
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- Samuel ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carnegie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
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- Keenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Mill Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Point is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Hemlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Fordtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Keebler Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keebler Crossroads is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keebler Crossroads
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kendrick Creek was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
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 Gross Crossroad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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