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

  • Rockdell
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rockdell is located in Russell County
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  • Elk Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Elk Garden is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Garden
  • Barnett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnett is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale is located in Russell County
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  • Lindell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lindell is located in Washington County
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  • Glenford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenford is located in Washington County
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  • Belfast
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belfast is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Brumley Gap
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley Gap
  • Honaker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shortsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Shortsville is located in Washington County
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  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lowland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lowland is located in Washington County
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  • Saltville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Swords Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Meadowview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Emory
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clifton is located in Russell County
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  • Holston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holston is located in Washington County
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  • Glade Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Artrip
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Artrip is located in Russell County
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  • Hansonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hansonville is located in Russell County
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  • Greendale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greendale is located in Washington County
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  • Cleveland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Abingdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Jessees Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jessees Mill is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessees Mill

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 Corn Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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