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>
Kester itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kester, with the one closest to Kester listed first.
- Clio
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Roane County
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- Amma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Amma is located in Roane County
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- Looneyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Osbornes Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osbornes Mills is located in Roane County
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- Roxalana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
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- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wellford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
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- Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
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- Newton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Roane County
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- Pigeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
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- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
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- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Roane County
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- Gandeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
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- Clendenin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Procious
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Procious is located in Clay County
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- Speed
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Speed is located in Roane County
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- Oka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oka is located in Calhoun County
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- Countsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Countsville is located in Roane County
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- Ryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ryan is located in Roane County
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- Mattie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
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- Kettle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kettle is located in Roane County
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- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
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- Schilling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Schilling is located in Roane County
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- Valley Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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- Zona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
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- Cicerone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
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 Kester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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