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>
Rymers itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rymers, with the one closest to Rymers listed first.
- Turtletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reliance
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Servilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
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- Ducktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wehutty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wehutty is located in Cherokee County (NC)
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- Wolf Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Hiwassee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hiwassee is located in Cherokee County (NC)
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- Epperson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Epperson is located in Monroe County
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- Chable ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chable is located in Polk County
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- Sylco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylco is located in Polk County
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- Postell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
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- Coker Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
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- Parksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
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- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County (GA)
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- Kyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kyle is located in Fannin County (GA)
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- Vests
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
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- Carlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlock is located in McMinn County
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- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fetzerton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fetzerton is located in Polk County
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- Hothouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
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- Rural Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
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- Patty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patty is located in Polk County
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- Alaculsy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alaculsy is located in Murray County (GA)
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- Grady
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
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- Curtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Fannin County (GA)
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- Hothouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hothouse is located in Fannin County (GA)
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- Jalapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
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- Mecca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
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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 Rymers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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