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

  • Allisonia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Allisonia is also located in Pulaski County
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  • Draper
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Kayoulah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kayoulah is also located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
  • Barren Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pulaski
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulaski is also located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
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  • Bertha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertha is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Newbern
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sylvatus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
  • Grahams Forge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
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  • Fosters Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
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  • Indian Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Snowville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Snowville is also located in Pulaski County
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  • Dublin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dublin is also located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
  • Shorts Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
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  • Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Star is located in Carroll County
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  • Dugspur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoona Mines ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Altoona Mines was located in Pulaski County
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  • Duncan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Duncan is located in Floyd County
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  • Max Meadows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Walton Furnace
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
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  • Austinville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sassin ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sassin was located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
  • Childress
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Childress is located in Montgomery County
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  • New River
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Radford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • East Radford is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Radford

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