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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 Burt in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Burt. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Burt listed first.

  • Hess
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hess is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
  • Doans
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Doans is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doans
  • Altus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <2>
  • Oklaunion
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Vernon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <2>
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
  • Victory
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Victory is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Harrold
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Martha
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chillicothe
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Burt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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