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 Leonard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Leonard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Leonard listed first.
- Miles Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
- Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Walnut Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walnut Shade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Red Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
- Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
- North Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Clementsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clementsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Willette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Gamaliel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel
- Gamaliel is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gamaliel <4>
- Gibbs Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Haydenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haydenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Whitleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Boles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Moss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hestand
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Akersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Akersville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Difficult
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Rough Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Butlers Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County
- Arcott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Tompkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <4>
- Emberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Kempville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Gladdice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Flippin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
- Lafayette is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Leonard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
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