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 Athens had a population of 1,035 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Athens had a population of 12,770 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Athens, with the one closest to Athens listed first.
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Malakoff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- New York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Trinidad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bradford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Payne Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Blackfoot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Edom
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Wheeler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Rural Shade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Fosterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chandler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Montalba
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Prairieville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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