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

• Wallace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Wallace is located in Washington County
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• Paperville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paperville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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• Holston Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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• Fleenors
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fleenors is located in Washington County
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• Bristol
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
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• Ruthton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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• Greendale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Greendale is located in Washington County
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• Benhams
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Benhams is located in Washington County
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• Beidlemans ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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• Fishdam ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
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• Craigs Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
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• Abingdon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
• Alum Wells
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alum Wells is located in Washington County
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• Holston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Holston is located in Washington County
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• Lowland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowland is located in Washington County
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• Ravens Nest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
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• Ketron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ketron is located in Washington County
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• Brumley Gap
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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• Hansonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hansonville is located in Russell County
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• Hawkins Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hawkins Mill is located in Russell County
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• Bolton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bolton is located in Russell County
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• Willow Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
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• Mendota
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mendota is located in Washington County
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• Creswell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Creswell is located in Russell County
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• Osceola
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Osceola is located in Washington County
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• Shortsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shortsville is located in Washington County
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• Glenford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Glenford is located in Washington County
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• Fugates Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fugates Hill is located in Russell County
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