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 Elmer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elmer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elmer listed first.
- Hess
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hess is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Doans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Doans is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doans
- Victory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
- Altus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Martha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Duke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tolbert ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Quanah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Louis ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Louis is located in Harmon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
- Oklaunion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rayland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rayland is located in Foard County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
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 Elmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |