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 Read Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Read Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Read Hill listed first.
- Nough
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nough is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Del Rio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Naillon was located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Edwina
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Edwina is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Wilton Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilton Springs is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jonestown was located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wolf Creek is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Parrottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oldtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oldtown is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtown
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salem is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Mount Sterling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Birdsville was located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Paint Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sirenburg was located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
- Carson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Carson Springs is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch was located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Bybee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Ottinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ottinger is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottinger
- Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Hot Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Rankin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin is also located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
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 Read Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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