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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>

Pearson 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 Pearson, with the one closest to Pearson listed first.

  • Seals ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Seals is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Schoolfield ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Grapevine ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Winesap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Winesap is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Sampson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Gladecreek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Ninemile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ninemile is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Newton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Newton is located in Cumberland County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
    • Newton has also been known as:
    • Peay
  • Pikeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Litton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Litton is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Music ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Music is located in Cumberland County
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  • Mount Gilead ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Gilead is located in Cumberland County
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  • Summer City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Tanbark ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Burke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burke is located in Cumberland County
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  • Wyatt ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wyatt is located in Cumberland County
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  • Morgan Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
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  • Big Lick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Lick is located in Cumberland County
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  • Lantana
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Lantana is located in Cumberland County
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  • Erasmus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Erasmus is located in Cumberland County
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  • Dodson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodson is located in White County
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  • Sweetgum
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
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  • Ogden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ogden is located in Rhea County
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  • Jewett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jewett is located in Cumberland County
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  • Brayton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brayton is located in Bledsoe County
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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 Pearson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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