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 Whispering Hills in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Whispering Hills. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Whispering Hills listed first.
- Oglesby
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oglesby is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Paragon Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilkerson ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkerson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson
- Wrencoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Una
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Una is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Glencliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glencliff is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencliff
- Brentwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Callender ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Callender is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callender
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Kimbro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kimbro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro
- Brooklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklin is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Mount View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount View is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Donelson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beachville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beachville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachville
- Nolensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grassland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grassland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Clovercroft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- La Vergne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Couchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Couchville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couchville
- West Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Nashville
- East Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hermitage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Whispering Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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