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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rafter had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rafter, with the one closest to Rafter listed first.
- Belltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
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- Ballplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
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- Acorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Acorn is located in Monroe County
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- Tellico Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sink ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sink is located in Monroe County
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- Jalapa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
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- Hopewell Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
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- Tevis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tevis is located in Monroe County
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- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County
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- Rural Vale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
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- Coker Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
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- Caringer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caringer is located in Monroe County
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- Citico ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Citico is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citico
- Epperson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
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- Ipe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ipe is located in Monroe County
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- Mountainville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountainville is located in Monroe County
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- Ho ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ho is located in Monroe County
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- Mecca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
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- Unaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Unaka is located in Cherokee County (NC)
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- Kincaid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kincaid is located in Monroe County
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- Madisonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilhowee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
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- Gudger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gudger is located in Monroe County
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- Trigonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Hiwassee College
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
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- McGhee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McGhee is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee
- Nonaburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
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 Rafter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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