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 Houston had a population of 165 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Kurtz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maumee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maumee is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
- Freetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Story
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spraytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Becks Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Christiansburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Elkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elkinsville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Norman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Zelma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waymansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Pikes Peak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yellowstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yellowstone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowstone
- Stratford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stratford is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Heltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Mount Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vallonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brownstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Bartlettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bartlettsville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlettsville
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Erie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Medora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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