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>
Whetstone 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 Whetstone, with the one closest to Whetstone listed first.
- Crookedfork ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
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- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- DeArmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- DeArmond is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeArmond
- Elverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elverton is located in Roane County
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- Coalfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Deermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Deermont is located in Morgan County
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- Scandlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Scandlyn is located in Roane County
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- Harriman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
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- Emory Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emory Gap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Gap
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
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- Ethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ethel is located in Roane County
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- Estimated population in 2014: 2,049 people
- Windrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windrock is located in Anderson County
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- Nemo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nemo is located in Morgan County
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- Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
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- Bear ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
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- Emory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emory is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Lancing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
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- Robertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Frost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
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 Whetstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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