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 Wear Valley had a population of 23 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wear Valley, with the one closest to Wear Valley listed first.
- Line Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Line Spring is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
- Hornet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hornet is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
- Waldens Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gatlinburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Forge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Springs
- Ellejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellejoy is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellejoy
- Middle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sevierville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trundle Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Trundle Crossroad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trundle Crossroad
- Seaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Notime ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Notime is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notime
- Boyds Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Bank ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bank is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Kimberlin Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blockhouse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blockhouse is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- East Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Shooks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Proctor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Proctor is located in Swain County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Henry Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Riverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Maryville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Montvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Montvale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montvale
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 Wear Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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