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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Speedwell had a population of 79 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Speedwell, with the one closest to Speedwell listed first.
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant was located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
- Phebe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Phebe was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebe
- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Prospect was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stockville was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockville
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Powells River ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powells River was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells River
- Ray ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray was located in Union County
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- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rhodelia was located in Union County
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- Clairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharps Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lost Creek was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Loo ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Loo was located in Union County
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- Little Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little Barren is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Fincastle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Girlton was located in Campbell County
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- Rule ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rule was located in Union County
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- Big Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Minkton was located in Claiborne County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boy was located in Campbell County
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- Sill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sill was located in Union County
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- Sandlick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forkvale was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkvale
- Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is also located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Agee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agee was located in Campbell County
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- Acuff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acuff is located in Union County
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- Haynes ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes was located in Union County
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- Head of Barren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Duo is also located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Middlesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Speedwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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