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 Idlewild in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Idlewild. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Idlewild listed first.
- Fiketon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fiketon is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiketon
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Verd
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Verd is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Verd
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cute ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cute was located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Riceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Breedenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breedenton is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breedenton
- Goodfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Sewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Folger ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Folger was located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
- Sanford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sanford is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Pineland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pineland was located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineland
- Beta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Lamontville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lamontville is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Cotton Port ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cotton Port was located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Port
- Reagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Prigmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prigmore is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Regret ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Regret was located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
- Big Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Surprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Charleston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is also located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Euchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Euchee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchee
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 Idlewild, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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