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 Oakleigh Estates in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oakleigh Estates. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oakleigh Estates listed first.
- Bristol
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blountville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sumpter was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mill Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mill Point is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Lella ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lella was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
- Paperville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paperville is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Edgeworth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Edgeworth was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
- Sac ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sac was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
- Bluff City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <2>
- Beidlemans ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beidlemans was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
- Ruthton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ruthton is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- Lawson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawson was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
- Thom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thom was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
- Hilton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilton was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Childress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Childress is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Holston Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holston Valley is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Colby ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colby was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
- Piney Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Orebank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orebank is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Samuel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Samuel was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wahoo was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
- Boring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boring is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
- Keenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Keenburg is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenburg
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fishdam was located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomingdale is also located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
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 Oakleigh Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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