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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Litton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Litton, with the one closest to Litton listed first.
- Burke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
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- Music ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
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- Ninemile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Big Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick
- Tanbark ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
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- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
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- Jewett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
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- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
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- Winesap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
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- Pearson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
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- Seals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
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- Balta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Balta is located in Rhea County
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- Grassy Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Cove is located in Cumberland County
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- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
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- Lantana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
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- Spring City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
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- Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Lorraine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lorraine is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
- Pikeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Morgan Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
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- Evensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Evensville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evensville
- Rhea Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rhea Springs is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Springs
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 Litton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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