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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Walnut Shade had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Walnut Shade, with the one closest to Walnut Shade listed first.

  • Red Boiling Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
    • Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <3>
  • Miles Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
    • Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Gamaliel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clementsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Akersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Gibbs Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Willette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willette
    • Willette is located in Macon County
  • Boles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boles
    • From Walnut Shade to Boles
  • Emberton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberton
    • Emberton is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Flippin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flippin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
    • Flippin is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Lafayette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Haydenburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moss
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tompkinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
    • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <3>
  • Whitleyville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hestand
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hestand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
    • Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hestand
    • From Walnut Shade to Hestand
  • Mud Lick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fountain Run
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadorville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Forkton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forkton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
    • Forkton is located in Monroe County (KY)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Forkton
    • From Walnut Shade to Forkton
  • Pleasant Shade
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Difficult
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Highland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Jackson County
  • Haysville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
    • Haysville is located in Macon County
  • Long Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Walnut Shade, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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