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

  • English
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • English is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • Oak Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Madras
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madras is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
  • Annona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Annona is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
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  • De Kalb
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • De Kalb is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <2>
  • Rocky Comfort
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
  • Cerrogordo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Albion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Clarksville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodstock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodstock is located in Bowie County (TX)
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  • Lydia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Lydia is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
  • Malta
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Malta is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
  • Bagwell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Manchester is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Dalby Springs
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County (TX)
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  • New Boston
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuthand
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Boston
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Norwoodville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Chapel Hill
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill

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