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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>

While we didn't find Vardy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vardy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vardy listed first.

  • Sneedville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyles Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Luther
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Luther is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Lee Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
  • Eidson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eidson is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidson
  • Xenophon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Xenophon is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
  • Alumwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alumwell is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
  • Alanthus Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Yellow Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
  • Choptack
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Choptack is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
  • Gillenwater ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
  • Fisher Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
  • Galbraith Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
  • Vogel ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vogel is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
  • Rogersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mooresburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Amis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Amis is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
  • Ritchie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ritchie is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
  • Bean Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Clair
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Saint Clair is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
  • Austins Mill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Austins Mill is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austins Mill
  • Creech
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
  • Tate Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tate Springs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Springs
  • Persia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Persia is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
  • Strahl
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Strahl is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
  • Surgoinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Starnes ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Starnes is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
  • Evarts
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <2>

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 Vardy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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