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>
Powells River itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Powells River, with the one closest to Powells River listed first.
- Ray ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Girlton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Boy ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Stockville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Stockville is located in Campbell County
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Long Hollow is located in Union County
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Rule ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fincastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Phebe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Agee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Sill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Loo ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - New Prospect ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- New Prospect is located in Union County
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <3>
- Whitman ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Custer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - LaFollette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <3>
- Duke ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Sharps Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharps Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Chapel
- Sharps Chapel is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharps Chapel <3>
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Gabe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Little Barren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Campbell County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Powells River. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Powells River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |