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 West Robbins in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Robbins. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Robbins listed first.
- Elgin
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Robbins
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Glenmary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rugby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hughett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armathwaite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glades
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Annadel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emory ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Norma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeffers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jeffers is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Boiling ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boiling is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling
- Deer Lodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Doctors ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doctors is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
- Stowers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stowers is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers
- Lavender
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowl ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowl is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
- Allardt
(15 miles [24.1 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 West Robbins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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