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

  • Ewing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cubage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
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  • Wheeler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Wheeler is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Alanthus Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Boons Path
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Boons Path is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
  • Yellow Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
  • Harrogate
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Harrogate is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrogate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrogate <2>
  • Ritchie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ritchie is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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  • Creech
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
  • Cumberland Gap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bacchus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bacchus is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
  • Callaway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Hagan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagan is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
  • Arthur
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Tazewell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <2>
  • Xenophon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
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  • Duo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Duo is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • New Tazewell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Springdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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  • Wallins Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Wasioto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
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  • Middlesboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sneedville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hubbard Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hubbard Springs is located in Lee County
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  • Pineville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)

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 Cowan Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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