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

  • Red Bank
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Stanley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Marion County
  • Fairmount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairmount. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fairmount
    • From Signal Mountain to Fairmount
  • Chattanooga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Boyce is located in Hamilton County
  • East Chattanooga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Chattanooga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chattanooga
    • East Chattanooga is located in Hamilton County
  • Kings Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hixson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hixson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixson
    • Hixson is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hixson <2>
  • Orchard Knob
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Falling Water
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
    • Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
  • Wauhatchie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauhatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhatchie
    • Wauhatchie is located in Hamilton County
  • Lookout Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Elmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Ridgedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jersey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey
    • Jersey is located in Hamilton County
  • Rossville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Inman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
    • Inman is located in Marion County
  • Hooker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Dade County (GA)
  • Wildwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Tyner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
    • Tyner is located in Hamilton County
  • Harrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <2>
  • Melville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
    • Melville is located in Hamilton County
  • Shirleyton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirleyton
    • Shirleyton is located in Marion County
  • Whitwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Victoria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in Marion County

The official website for Signal Mountain: www.signalmtntown.org/

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Signal Mountain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.




 

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