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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 Potatoe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Potatoe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Potatoe listed first.

  • Newbern
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tatumville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tatumville is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
  • Yorkville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yorkville is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Trimble
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trimble is located in Dyer County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • RoEllen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • RoEllen is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen
  • Lane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
  • Mason Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Mason Hall is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Hall
  • Glass
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Glass is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
  • Dyersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbridge is located in Obion County
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  • Obion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Obion is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
  • Stokes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Stokes is located in Dyer County
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  • Fowlkes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
  • Dyer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dyer is located in Gibson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <2>
  • Rutherford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Kenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kenton is located in Obion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Finley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Finley is located in Dyer County
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
  • Friendship
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Friendship is located in Crockett County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Hornbeak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Troy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Troy is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Crockett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Crockett is located in Obion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Moffatt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Moffatt is located in Obion County
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  • Ridgely
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crockett Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
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  • Brazil
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brazil is located in Gibson 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 Potatoe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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