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

  • Honaker
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Honaker is also located in Russell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
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  • Swords Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosedale is also located in Russell County
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  • Belfast
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belfast is also located in Russell County
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  • Barnett
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Barnett is also located in Russell County
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  • Elk Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Elk Garden is also located in Russell County
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  • Clifton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clifton is also located in Russell County
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  • Doran
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Artrip
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Artrip is also located in Russell County
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  • Rockdell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockdell is also located in Russell County
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  • Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon is also located in Russell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
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  • Richlands
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Davenport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleveland is also located in Russell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Steeleburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Steeleburg is located in Tazewell County
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  • Shack Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Shack Mills is located in Buchanan County
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  • Duty
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Duty is located in Buchanan County
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  • Cedar Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Judge ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Judge was located in Dickenson County
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  • Jessees Mill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jessees Mill is also located in Russell County
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  • Bee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee is located in Dickenson County
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  • Saltville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pounding Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bucu
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Bucu is located in Dickenson County
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  • Counts
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Counts is also located in Russell County
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  • Carterton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carterton is also located in Russell County
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  • Brumley Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brumley Gap is located in Washington County
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  • Lindell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lindell 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 Putnam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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