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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 Williams Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williams Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williams Mill listed first.

  • Lone Mountain
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lone Mountain is also located in Claiborne County
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  • New Tazewell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Springdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springdale is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Head of Barren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Head of Barren is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Tazewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tazewell is also located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
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  • Sandlick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sandlick is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Haynes ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Haynes was located in Union County
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  • Liberty Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
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  • Duo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Duo is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Minkton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Minkton was located in Claiborne County
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  • Washburn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Washburn is located in Grainger County
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  • Clear Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clear Springs was located in Grainger County
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  • Goin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Goin is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Big Barren
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Big Barren is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Bacchus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Bacchus is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Ritchie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ritchie is also located in Claiborne County
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  • Acuff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Acuff is located in Union County
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  • Rutledge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorn Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
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  • Little Barren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Little Barren is located in Union County
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  • Ambro ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ambro was located in Grainger County
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  • Lulaville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
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  • Bowen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowen is located in Grainger County
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  • Navehill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Navehill is located in Union County
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  • Powder Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
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  • Arthur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arthur is also located in Claiborne County
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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 Williams Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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