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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 Kingsgate in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kingsgate. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kingsgate listed first.

  • Virtue
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Virtue is located in Knox County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
  • Boyd
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Boyd is located in Knox County
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  • Concord
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Concord is located in Knox County
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  • Ewing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewing is located in Blount County
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  • Disco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Disco is located in Blount County
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  • Vancouver ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Vancouver is located in Loudon County
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  • Eaton Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
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  • Louisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer is located in Knox County
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  • Ball Camp
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
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  • Unitia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Unitia is located in Loudon County
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  • Scarboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Scarboro is located in Anderson County
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  • Kiser
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kiser is located in Blount County
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  • Leedom ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Leedom is located in Anderson County
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  • Mentor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mentor is located in Blount County
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  • Bear ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bear is located in Roane County
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  • Oral
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Oral is located in Roane County
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  • Coytee ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Coytee is located in Loudon County
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  • Chandler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chandler is located in Blount County
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  • Bearden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bearden is located in Knox County
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  • Selkirk ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Selkirk is located in Roane County
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  • Meadow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Meadow is located in Loudon County
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  • Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
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  • Robertsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robertsville is located in Anderson County
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  • Treeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Treeville is located in Knox County
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  • Clinch River ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Clinch River is located in Anderson County
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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 Kingsgate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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