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 Townsend in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Townsend. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Townsend listed first.
- Line Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Hornet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Wear Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Notime ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Waldens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blockhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Bank ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bank is located in Blount County
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- Henderson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Montvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
- Gatlinburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Forge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Trundle Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
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- Rockford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Middle Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chilhowee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chilhowee is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
- Shooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfax is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
- Clover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Clover Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Mint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mint is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
- Allegheny Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Allegheny Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny Springs
- Sevierville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kimberlin Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Mentor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
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 Townsend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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