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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>

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

  • Belltown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Belltown is located in Monroe County
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  • Tellico Plains
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Acorn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Acorn is located in Monroe County
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  • Mount Vernon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mount Vernon is located in Monroe County
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  • Tevis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Tevis is located in Monroe County
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  • Ballplay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballplay is located in Monroe County
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  • Ho ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ho is located in Monroe County
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  • Jalapa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jalapa is located in Monroe County
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  • Rafter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Rafter is located in Monroe County
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  • Hopewell Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hopewell Springs is located in Monroe County
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  • Mecca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mecca is located in McMinn County
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  • Rural Vale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
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  • Madisonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gudger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gudger is located in Monroe County
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  • Nonaburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
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  • Hiwassee College
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hiwassee College is located in Monroe County
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  • Kincaid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kincaid is located in Monroe County
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  • Epperson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Epperson is located in Monroe County
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  • Coker Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Coker Creek is located in Monroe County
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  • Grady
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Grady is located in McMinn County
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  • Mountainville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mountainville is located in Monroe County
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  • Brakebill ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brakebill is located in Monroe County
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  • Williamsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg is located in McMinn County
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  • Citico ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Citico is located in Monroe County
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  • Trigonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Trigonia is located in Loudon County
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  • McGhee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • McGhee is located in Monroe 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 Sink, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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