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 in 1895, Damascus had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Damascus had a population of 775 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Damascus, with the one closest to Damascus listed first.
- Laurel Bloomery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
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- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
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- Silver Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
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- Grayson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Green Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
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- Meadowview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitetop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Loves Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
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- Emory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Glade Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shortsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
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- Abingdon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Osborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Chilhowie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Little Doe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Lindell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
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- Glenford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
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- Roten
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
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- Lowland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
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- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Adwolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Seven Mile Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
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 Damascus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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