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 Walnut Grove in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Walnut Grove. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Walnut Grove listed first.

• Forkvale ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Forkvale was located in Campbell County
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• Agee ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Agee was located in Campbell County
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• Custer ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Custer was located in Anderson County
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• Duke ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Duke was located in Union County
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• Girlton ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Girlton was located in Campbell County
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• Rule ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rule was located in Union County
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• Boy ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Boy was located in Campbell County
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• Sill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sill was located in Union County
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• Ray ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ray was located in Union County
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• Powells River ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Powells River was located in Campbell County
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• Hatmaker ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hatmaker was located in Campbell County
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• Lost Creek ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lost Creek was located in Union County
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• Rhodelia ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhodelia was located in Union County
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• Whitman ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Whitman was located in Campbell County
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• Andersonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Andersonville is located in Anderson County
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 472 people
• Jobe ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jobe was located in Anderson County
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• Gabe ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gabe was located in Union County
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• Long Hollow ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Hollow was located in Union County
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• Lindsay Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lindsay Mill is also located in Campbell County
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• Bayless ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bayless was located in Knox County
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  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,396 people
• Fincastle
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fincastle is also located in Campbell County
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  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
• Loo ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Loo was located in Union County
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• Paulette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Paulette is located in Union County
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• Phebe ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Phebe was located in Union County
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• Stockville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stockville was located in Campbell County
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• LaFollette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • LaFollette is also located in Campbell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
  • LaFollette has also been known as:
  • Big Creek Gap
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