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 Sims Spring in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sims Spring. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sims Spring listed first.
- Wheel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Palmetto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Fall Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Bedford County
- Poplins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplins Crossroads
- Poplins Crossroads is located in Bedford County
- Farmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Marshall County
- Rich Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek is located in Marshall County
- Belfast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <4>
- Branchville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Shelbyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Bedford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Chapel Hill is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapel Hill <4>
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Marshall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- Vannatta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Caney Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caney Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Lillard Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillard Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillard Mill
- Lillard Mill is located in Marshall County
- Talley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hawthorne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Berlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Beasley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Cochran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Chestnut Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Thick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - South Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for South Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- South Berlin is located in Marshall 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 Sims Spring, 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. |