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 Viar in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Viar. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Viar listed first.
- RoEllen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- RoEllen is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen
- Dyersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Stokes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stokes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Tatumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Newbern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Finley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Double Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Double Bridges is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Halls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lane is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Nankipoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nankipoo is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankipoo
- Gates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Crockett Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Trimble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- Dry Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill
- Maury City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Edith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abernathy is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Curve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curve is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curve
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Brazil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Elbridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Tennemo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tennemo is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennemo
- Boothspoint
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boothspoint is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothspoint
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 Viar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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