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 Mount Olive in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Mount Olive. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Mount Olive listed first.
- Reedyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Reedyville is located in Roane County
- Peniel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Clarence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Spencer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Spencer is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <3>
- Seaman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Reedy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Marshall
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Louther
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Speed
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Schilling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Millard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Gay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Zona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Triplett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Liverpool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Red Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Flatfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Countsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countsville
- Countsville is located in Roane County
- Gandeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandeeville
- Gandeeville is located in Roane County
- Walnut Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Roane County
- Lucile
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - LeRoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Buffalolick ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalolick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalolick
- Buffalolick is located in Roane County
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Zackville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Woodyard ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Peewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Richardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Richardson is located in Calhoun County
- Meadowdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Hereford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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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 Mount Olive, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |