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 Mossy Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mossy Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mossy Spring listed first.
- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rhodelia was located in Union County
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- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Long Hollow was located in Union County
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- Ray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ray was located in Union County
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- Rule ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rule was located in Union County
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- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek was located in Union County
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- Phebe ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phebe was located in Union County
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- Powells River ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powells River was located in Campbell County
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- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale was located in Campbell County
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- Sill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sill was located in Union County
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- Loo ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loo was located in Union County
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- Girlton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Girlton was located in Campbell County
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- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect was located in Union County
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- Agee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agee was located in Campbell County
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- Sharps Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville was located in Campbell County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Boy was located in Campbell County
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- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Custer was located in Anderson County
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- Duke ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duke was located in Union County
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- Fincastle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Maynardville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Barren is also located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Whitman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitman was located in Campbell County
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- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker was located in Campbell County
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- Gabe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gabe was located in Union County
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- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant was located in Claiborne County
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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 Mossy Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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