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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>

While we didn't find Penile Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Penile Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Penile Hill listed first.

  • Decherd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Estill Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Alto
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Alto is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Winchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cowan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <2>
  • Prairie Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
  • Sewanee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tullahoma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Belmont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Belmont is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Awalt ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Awalt is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awalt
  • Belvidere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Monteagle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Manchester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ridgeville is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Maxwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxwell is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Sherwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lexie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lexie is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
  • Tracy City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Normandy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Countyline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Countyline is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
  • Beans Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
  • Cortner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cortner is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
  • Lynchburg
    (18 miles [29 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 Penile Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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