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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>

Samuel 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 Samuel, with the one closest to Samuel listed first.

  • Wahoo ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahoo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
  • Colby ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Sullivan County
  • Hemlock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
  • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendrick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
    • Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
  • Fordtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
    • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
  • Boring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
    • Boring is located in Sullivan County
  • Hilton ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
    • Hilton is located in Sullivan County
  • Lawson ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
    • Lawson is located in Sullivan County
  • Orebank
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
    • Orebank is located in Sullivan County
  • Thom ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thom
    • Thom is located in Sullivan County
  • Sac ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac
    • Sac is located in Sullivan County
  • Edgeworth ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgeworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Edgeworth is located in Sullivan County
  • Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
    • Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Slaughter ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
  • Bloomingdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Arcadia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
  • Horace ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Sullivan County
  • Kingsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
  • Flourville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
    • Flourville is located in Washington County
  • Lella ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lella have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lella
    • Lella is located in Sullivan County
  • Blountville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mill Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverbottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
  • Meadowbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
    • Sumpter is located in Sullivan County
  • Butterfly ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
    • Butterfly is located in Sullivan County

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 Samuel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.