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 Poplar Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Poplar Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Poplar Springs listed first.
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Selkirk was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Cave Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Kries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kries is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Oral
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oral is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheat was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Kingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Paint Rock was located in Roane County
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- Elverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elverton is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Eaton Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- DeArmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeArmond is also located in Roane County
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- Bear ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bear was located in Roane County
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- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vancouver was located in Loudon County
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- Ethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel was located in Roane County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Adolphus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adolphus is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adolphus
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leedom was located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
- Scandlyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scandlyn is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- Harriman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Emory Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Emory Gap is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Loudon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coalfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone was located in Morgan County
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- Oakdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Barnardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnardsville is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnardsville
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisgap was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Pattie Gap ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pattie Gap was located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattie Gap
- Robertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Oliver Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cardiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cardiff is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Webster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Webster is also located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
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 Poplar Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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