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 Kerns in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kerns. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kerns listed first.
- Fort Blackmore
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Duncan Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
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- Rye Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
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- Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- McConnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Scott County
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- Clinch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinch is located in Scott County
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- Natural Tunnel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
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- Clinchport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Gate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snowflake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
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- Yuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Dungannon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dungannon is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Duffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nottingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Scott County
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- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Big Stone Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
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- Bloomingdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Maces Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maces Spring is located in Scott County
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- Tacoma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tacoma is located in Wise County
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- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Rotherwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Horace ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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- Point Truth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Point Truth is located in Russell County
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- Olinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olinger is located in Lee 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 Kerns, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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