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>
Opossum 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 Opossum, with the one closest to Opossum listed first.
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starnes was located in Hawkins County
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- New Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Canton is also located in Hawkins County
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- Church Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is also located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Mole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mole is also located in Hawkins County
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- Solitude ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Solitude was located in Hawkins County
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- Surgoinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blossom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blossom is also located in Hawkins County
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- Fisher Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fisher Creek is also located in Hawkins County
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- Rotherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rotherwood is also located in Hawkins County
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- Vogel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vogel was located in Hawkins County
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- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gillenwater was located in Hawkins County
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- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chimneytop was located in Hawkins County
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- Harbour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour is located in Sullivan County
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- Butterfly ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butterfly was located in Sullivan County
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- Van Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Van Hill is also located in Hawkins County
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- Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverbottom was located in Sullivan County
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- Alumwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alumwell is also located in Hawkins County
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- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Hope is also located in Hawkins County
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- Lovelace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelace is located in Greene County
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- Fall Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eidson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eidson is also located in Hawkins County
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- Amis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Amis is also located in Hawkins County
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- Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eden Ridge was located in Sullivan County
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- Horace ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Horace was located in Sullivan County
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- Kyles Ford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Opossum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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