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 Purdons in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purdons. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purdons listed first.
- Gruetli
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Beersheba Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Tatesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tatesville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatesville
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tarlton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Tracy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steppsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Cagle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle
- Irving College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Shirleyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shirleyton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
- Daus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Olio ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olio is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Chalybeate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Safley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Monteagle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Plains is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Plains
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Comfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Vervilla
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
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 Purdons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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