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 Moons in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Moons. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Moons listed first.
- Elkhorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Pace ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - India
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Porters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Springville is located in Henry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <3>
- Stribling ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Big Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
- Big Sandy is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <3>
- Manleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Faxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Danville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Fort Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Henry
- Fort Henry is located in Stewart County
- Conyersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Paris is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
- McKinnon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - New Providence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Puryear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- New Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
- New Concord is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <3>
- Whitlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Hazel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <3>
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Stewart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Stewart is located in Houston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewart <3>
- Hamlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Osage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/
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 Moons, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |