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

  • Wheeler
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Wheeler is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Harrogate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Cumberland Gap
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Arthur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
  • Bacchus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Bacchus is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
  • Cubage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
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  • Ewing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Middlesboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Duo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Duo is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
  • Tazewell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Tazewell is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
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  • Ritchie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ritchie is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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  • Alanthus Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
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    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • New Tazewell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wasioto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wasioto is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
  • Minkton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Minkton is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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  • Head of Barren
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
  • Springdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Springdale is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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  • Yellow Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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  • Rose Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Callaway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Callaway is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
  • Boons Path
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Boons Path is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
  • Lone Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County (TN)
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  • Creech
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
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  • Ingram
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingram is located in Bell County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram

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