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, Ben Wheeler had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ben Wheeler, with the one closest to Ben Wheeler listed first.
- Colfax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
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- Martins Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
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- Edom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Carroll
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carroll is located in Smith County
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- Garden Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Valley is located in Smith County
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- Brownsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jamestown is located in Smith County
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- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Sylvan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
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- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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- Grand Saline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
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- Myrtle Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
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- Athens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Henderson County
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- Swan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Swan is located in Smith County
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- Mineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
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- Roddy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
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- Edgewood
(20 miles [32.2 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 Ben Wheeler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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