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 Watkins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watkins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Mount Sterling ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Keltonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keltonburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltonburg
- Evanston ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evanston is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
- Gassaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Lucky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lucky is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
- Dibrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dibrell is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibrell
- Dowelltown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Haleville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haleville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleville
- Talome ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Talome is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talome
- Gath
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Cottage Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Temperance Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Drop ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Round Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Leoni
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leoni is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoni
- Daylight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Woodbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Devenport ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Devenport is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devenport
- Yager
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
- Jessie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Silver Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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