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 Oars Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Oars Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Oars Ferry listed first.
- Mill Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mill Spring is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
- Dyers Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Tampico
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tampico is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- New Market
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- May Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- May Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Springs
- Agreeable ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Agreeable is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
- Alena ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alena is located in Jefferson County
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- Mount Horeb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Horeb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Talbott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lucilla ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lucilla is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucilla
- Flat Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Lulaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Maples ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Maples is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
- Hodges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges is located in Jefferson County
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- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Hamblen County
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- Rutledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lea Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lea Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lea Springs
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
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- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Edna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Turley Mills ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turley Mills is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Mills
- Ambro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ambro is located in Grainger County
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- Strawberry Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dandridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powder Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
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 Oars Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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