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 Possum Town in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Possum Town. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Possum Town listed first.
- Odum ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Odum is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Lebanon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Leeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckers Gap ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tuckers Gap is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Gap
- Beckwith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Castalian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holloway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Trousdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Mount Juliet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckers Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroads
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Gallatin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Bairds Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bairds Mill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairds Mill
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dodoburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodoburg is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodoburg
- Shop Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shop Springs is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Springs
- Hartsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chipman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rogana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Sideview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sideview is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
- Saundersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saundersville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saundersville
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 Possum Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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