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 Vails Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Vails Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Vails Mill listed first.
- Damascus
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Osceola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Laurel Bloomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lodi is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Silver Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Washington County
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- Meadowview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Green Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Emory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grayson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Whitetop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shortsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shortsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
- Loves Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County
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- Glade Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abingdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abingdon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
- Mountain City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lindell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell is located in Washington County
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- Glenford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glenford is located in Washington County
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- Little Doe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Little Doe is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Osborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Osborn is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Chilhowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Apple Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Holston Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Roten
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Seven Mile Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Greendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greendale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
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 Vails Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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