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>
Lella itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lella, with the one closest to Lella listed first.
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sumpter was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Thom ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thom was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Blountville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bluff City
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Sac ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sac was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hilton was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Piney Flats
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lawson was located in Sullivan County
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- Colby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colby was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Boring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boring is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Childress
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Childress is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Edgeworth was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Mill Point
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wahoo was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Flourville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Austin Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Austin Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Springs
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Samuel was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Watauga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Keenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Orebank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orebank is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Hemlock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hemlock is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Fordtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beidlemans was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Bristol
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 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 Lella, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |