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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Van had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Van, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- Blackwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jonesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sneedville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eidson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hagan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hagan is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
- Lee Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lee Valley is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Valley
- Luther
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luther is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Boons Path
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Xenophon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Alumwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alumwell is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alumwell
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Gillenwater ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gillenwater is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillenwater
- Fisher Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Creek is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Creek
- Choptack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Choptack is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choptack
- Vogel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vogel is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vogel
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Ely
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ely is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Yellow Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Stickleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Galbraith Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dryden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creech
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
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 Van, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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