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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 Ruskin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruskin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruskin listed first.

  • Edgewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Edgewood is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Tennessee City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
  • Omega ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Omega is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
  • Sylvia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sylvia is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
  • Pond
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pond is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
  • Vanleer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McEwen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <2>
  • Yellow Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Dickson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlotte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gorman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Gorman is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Colesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Colesburg is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colesburg
  • Cumberland Furnace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
  • Woolworth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woolworth is located in Humphreys County
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  • Pomona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomona is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
  • Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
  • Burns
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burns is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,550 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns <2>
  • Dull
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dull is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
  • Tidwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Tidwell is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
  • Shiloh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Erin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Erin is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <2>
  • Louise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Louise is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
  • Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bold Spring
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
  • Iron Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Hill is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
  • McAllisters Crossroads
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Ruskin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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