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 Dorton Fort in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dorton Fort. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dorton Fort listed first.
- Nickelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McConnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Snowflake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Maces Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maces Spring
- Hiltons
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Point Truth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
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- Dungannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Clinch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Mendota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Washington County
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- Fugates Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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- Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham is located in Scott County
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- Fort Blackmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Masons Store ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Store is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
- Gate City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Ketron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ketron is located in Washington County
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- Ravens Nest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
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- Mill Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
- Willow Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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- Duncan Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
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- Yuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Orebank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Orebank is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orebank
- Benhams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benhams is located in Washington County
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- Dwina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dwina is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwina
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 Dorton Fort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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