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 in 1895, Balm had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Balm, with the one closest to Balm listed first.
- Callisburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Dexter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Coesfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Red Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Whitesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sadler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Woodbine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodbine is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Cedar Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Steedham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Gainesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Southmayd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Lindsay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Bloomfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Tioga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Valley View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Marysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
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 Balm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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