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 was 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crookedfork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookedfork
- Crookedfork is located in Morgan County
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - DeArmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Elverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Coalfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Deermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Scandlyn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Harriman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
- Harriman is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harriman <3>
- Kries
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Wartburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Wartburg is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 901 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wartburg <3>
- Montgomery ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Montgomery is located in Morgan County
- Emory Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Wheat ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Ethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Oliver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Springs
- Oliver Springs is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oliver Springs <3>
- Windrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Nemo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Kingston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <3>
- Lancing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancing
- Lancing is located in Morgan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancing <3>
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Bear ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Emory ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Cardiff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Robertsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Frost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |