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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Abingdon had a population of 674 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Abingdon had a population of 7,856 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Abingdon, with the one closest to Abingdon listed first.
- Greendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shortsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Brumley Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Glenford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Craigs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fleenors
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fleenors is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleenors
- Holston Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alum Wells
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alum Wells is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Wells
- Glade Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockdell is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
- Hansonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hansonville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansonville
- Hawkins Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Mill
- Elk Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Paperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Ruthton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bolton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Benhams
(13 miles [20.9 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 Abingdon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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