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 Idol in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Idol. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Idol listed first.
- Thorn Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Tate Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Bowen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Noeton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Noeton is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noeton
- Marshalls Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Bean Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Turley Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Turley Mills is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Mills
- Springdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
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- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Mooresburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Xenophon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Yellow Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
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- Bright ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bright is located in Hamblen County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Tazewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Galbraith Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- New Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Idol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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