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 Alvin had a population of 261 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alvin had a population of 27,140 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alvin, with the one closest to Alvin listed first.
- Arcadia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liverpool
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dickinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bonney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Arcola Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Arcola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- La Marque
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chenango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Red Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Virginia Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Stafford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Houston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sugar Land
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeanetta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Galveston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Piney Point Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Crabb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
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 Alvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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