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 Watson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Allisona
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Eagleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arno
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arno is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
- College Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holts Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Bethesda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Peytonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peytonsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsville
- Thick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thick
- Beasley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Marshall County
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- Duplex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Patterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Triune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triune is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triune
- Arrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rally Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rally Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rally Hill
- Chapel Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rover is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
- Harpeth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Versailles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Versailles is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Kedron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kedron is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kedron
- Caney Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
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- Rockvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Almaville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almaville
- Hardison Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardison Mill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardison Mill
- Unionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Link
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Link is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Snell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Thompson's Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <2>
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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