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 Africa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Africa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Shepherd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Keno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Goodrich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coldspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dallardsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leggett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Saratoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maynard is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Seven Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Point Blank
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Caney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Colita is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ames
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Village Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hortense
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
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 Africa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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