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 Peterson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Peterson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Peterson listed first.
- Duffield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pattonsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Natural Tunnel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Natural Tunnel is located in Scott County
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- Clinchport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Rye Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rye Cove is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye Cove
- Stickleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stickleyville is located in Lee County
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- Olinger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olinger is located in Lee County
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- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
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- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Scott County
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- Duncan Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duncan Mill is located in Scott County
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- Dryden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dryden is located in Lee County
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- Big Stone Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Opossum ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Opossum is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opossum
- Fort Blackmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ely
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Starnes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Starnes is located in Hawkins County (TN)
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- Yuma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
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- Gate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Wood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wood is located in Scott County
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- Blackwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater is located in Lee County
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- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Fisher Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Stony Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stony Point is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Nottingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nottingham is located in Scott 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 Peterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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