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>
Preston itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Preston, with the one closest to Preston listed first.
- Mynatt
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mynatt is located in Knox County
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- Halls Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Crossroads is located in Knox County
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- Pedigo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pedigo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedigo
- Bayless ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bayless is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
- Maloneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maloneyville is located in Knox County
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- Twinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twinville is located in Knox County
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- Fountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fountain City is located in Knox County
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- Smithwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Beverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
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- Jobe ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jobe is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe
- Graveston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Graveston is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveston
- Paulette
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gabe is located in Union County
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- Panther ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Panther is located in Anderson County
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- Dante
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dante is located in Knox County
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- Caswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caswell is located in Knox County
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- House Mountain ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- House Mountain is located in Knox County
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- Corryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Heiskell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McMillan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
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- Skaggston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Skaggston is located in Knox County
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- Mayo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Duke ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duke is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Mascot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Andersonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
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 Preston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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