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 Big Rock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Rock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Rock listed first.
- Walton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Roddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
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- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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- Martins Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Payne Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Athens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
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- Murchison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
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- Malakoff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ben Wheeler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Trinidad
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
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- Myrtle Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
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- Kemp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Brownsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New York is located in Henderson County
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- Stubbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
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- Bazette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Kerens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pruitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
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 Big Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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