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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Oliver Springs had a population of 643 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Oliver Springs had a population of 3,439 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Oliver Springs, with the one closest to Oliver Springs listed first.
- Windrock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Windrock is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
- Scandlyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Coalfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ethel was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Robertsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview was located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Marlow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marlow is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Bear ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bear was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Dossett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dossett is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dossett
- Elverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leedom was located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crookedfork was located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whetstone was located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- DeArmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Kries
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Selkirk was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Clinch River ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clinch River was located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch River
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Bud ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bud was located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
- Oakdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vancouver was located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briceville is also located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceville
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 Oliver Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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