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

  • Shortsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Shortsville is located in Washington County
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  • Abingdon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Abingdon is located in Washington County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
  • Meadowview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glenford is located in Washington County
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  • Lindell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lindell is located in Washington County
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  • Lowland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lowland is located in Washington County
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  • Osceola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Osceola is located in Washington County
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  • Emory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Brumley Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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  • Greendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Greendale is located in Washington County
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  • Lodi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Lodi is located in Washington County
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  • Glade Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Friendship is located in Washington County
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  • Holston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Holston is located in Washington County
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  • Damascus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockdell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rockdell is located in Russell County
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  • Wallace
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wallace is located in Washington County
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  • Elk Garden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Elk Garden is located in Russell County
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  • Loves Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
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  • Barnett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Barnett is located in Russell County
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  • Chilhowie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Saltville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hansonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hansonville is located in Russell County
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  • Craigs Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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  • Fleenors
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fleenors is located in Washington County
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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 Hayter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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