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>
Mount Gilead itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Erasmus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
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- Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Cumberland County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
- Newton has also been known as:
- Peay
- Wyatt ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
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- Lantana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lantana is located in Cumberland County
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- Winesap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
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- Grapevine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
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- Seals ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Seals is located in Bledsoe County
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- Music ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Music is located in Cumberland County
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- Big Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
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- Pomona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Cumberland County
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- Pearson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
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- Howard Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
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- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
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- Ninemile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
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- Litton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Litton is located in Bledsoe County
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- Burke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Cumberland County
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- Crossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dodson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson is located in White County
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- Sampson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
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- Schoolfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
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- Creston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Creston is located in Cumberland County
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- Bon Air
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in White County
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- Sweetgum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
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- Gladecreek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladecreek
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 Mount Gilead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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