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 Melbourne in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Melbourne. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Melbourne listed first.
- Jobe ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jobe is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe
- Twinville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Twinville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Andersonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
- Panther ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gabe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Duke ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Duke is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Custer ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Custer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Pedigo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pedigo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
- Paulette
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
- Preston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Heiskell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Crossroads
- Mynatt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mynatt is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynatt
- Offutt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Offutt is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt
- Agee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Agee is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forkvale is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graveston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graveston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveston
- Sill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sill is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sill
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Rocky Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Top is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Top
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Former names for Rocky Top:
- Coal Creek
- Lake City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Top <2>
- Peak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Dante
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dante is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
- Fountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Maloneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maloneyville
- Rule ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
- Lindsay Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsay Mill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay Mill
- Briceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Briceville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceville
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 Melbourne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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