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 Thornton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thornton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Concord is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Virtue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Virtue is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virtue
- Estimated population in 2014: 131 people
- Boyd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Ewing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ball Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Disco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Disco is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Eaton Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Mentor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Bearden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bearden is located in Knox County
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- Scarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
- Unitia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Unitia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unitia
- Kiser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kiser is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiser
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Treeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
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- Bud ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bud is located in Anderson County
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- Bear ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Clinch River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clinch River is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch River
- Robertsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Oral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oral is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Coytee ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coytee is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coytee
- Meadow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Cloyd Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cloyd Creek is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyd Creek
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Peak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peak is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
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 Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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