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 in 1895, Wheeler had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wheeler, with the one closest to Wheeler listed first.
- Harrogate
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cubage
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cubage is located in Bell County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubage
- Cumberland Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ewing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arthur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arthur is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Bacchus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bacchus is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacchus
- Alanthus Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Middlesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Duo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duo is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
- Tazewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ritchie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ritchie is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Callaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wasioto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Boons Path
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boons Path is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boons Path
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Creech
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Creech is located in Harlan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech
- Minkton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minkton is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minkton
- Head of Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lone Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Xenophon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Ingram
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Wheeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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