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, Ritchie had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ritchie, with the one closest to Ritchie listed first.
- Springdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
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- Yellow Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
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- Tazewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Bacchus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County
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- Lone Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
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- Thorn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Xenophon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
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- Duo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Head of Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Minkton is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
- Tate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
- Harrogate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Luther
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luther is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County
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- Sandlick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
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- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Rutledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goin is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goin
- Big Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Washburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Springs is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Noeton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Noeton is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noeton
- Marshalls Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Sneedville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Ritchie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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