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>
Wheat itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wheat, with the one closest to Wheat listed first.
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bear ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Ethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Kries
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton
- Leedom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leedom is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedom
- Scandlyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandlyn
- DeArmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Oral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oral is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral
- Coalfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oliver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eaton Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whetstone ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whetstone is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Windrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windrock
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Harriman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Paint Rock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Marlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Frost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Emory Gap
(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 Wheat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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