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 Shooks Gap in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shooks Gap. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shooks Gap listed first.
- Shooks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shooks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
- Trundle Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
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- Kimberlin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellejoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Asbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Asbury is located in Knox County
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- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Knox County
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- Bank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bank is located in Blount County
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- Boyds Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boyds Creek is located in Sevier County
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- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Notime ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Notime is located in Blount County
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- Mayo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mayo is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,366 people
- Hornet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
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- Wooddale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in Knox County
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- Knoxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caswell is located in Knox County
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- Thorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
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- Highpoint ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Highpoint is located in Knox County
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- Chandler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
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- Seaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Blount County
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- Waldens Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waldens Creek is located in Sevier County
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- Catlettsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Catlettsburg is located in Sevier County
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- Beverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly is located in Knox County
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- Lyonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lyonton is located in Knox County
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- McMillan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McMillan is located in Knox County
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- Henderson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
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- Sevierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henry Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Mascot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mascot is located in Knox County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 people
- Smithwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithwood is located in Knox County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 people
- Bearden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bearden is located in Knox 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 Shooks Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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