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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>

While we didn't find Waycross in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Waycross. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Waycross listed first.

  • Solitude ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solitude. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Solitude is located in Hawkins County
  • Rotherwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rotherwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
    • Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
  • Church Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
    • Church Hill is located in Hawkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <4>
  • Kingsport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kingsport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <4>
  • New Canton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
    • New Canton is located in Hawkins County
  • Butterfly ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butterfly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
    • Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
  • Horace ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
    • Horace is located in Sullivan County
  • Opossum ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opossum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
    • Opossum is located in Hawkins County
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverbottom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
  • Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
    • Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Bloomingdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomingdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Mole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
    • Mole is located in Hawkins County
  • Harbour
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
    • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
  • Starnes ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starnes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes
    • Starnes is located in Hawkins County
  • Blossom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Blossom is located in Hawkins County
  • Hemlock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
    • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
  • Orebank
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
    • Orebank is located in Sullivan County
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Sullivan County
  • Stony Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Hawkins County
  • Slaughter ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
  • Kendrick Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendrick Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Creek
    • Kendrick Creek is located in Sullivan County
  • Lovelace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Lovelace is located in Greene County
  • Fall Branch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fall Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
    • Fall Branch is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <4>
  • Meadowbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
  • Fordtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fordtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
    • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
  • Samuel ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samuel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuel
    • Samuel is located in Sullivan County

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 Waycross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.