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 Ben Hur in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ben Hur. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ben Hur listed first.
- Kirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Mart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Battle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Prairie Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thornton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Groesbeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riesel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Perry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClanahan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kosse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Mexia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Calm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tehuacana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Downs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Reagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Headsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Oletha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oletha is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
- East Waco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Ben Hur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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