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 Big Sandy had a population of 323 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Big Sandy had a population of 1,412 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Sandy, with the one closest to Big Sandy listed first.
- Hawkins
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Hawkins is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hawkins
- From Big Sandy to Hawkins
- Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Wilkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Wilkins is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wilkins
- From Big Sandy to Wilkins
- Winona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
- Starrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Starrville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
- Starrville is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Starrville
- From Big Sandy to Starrville
- Pritchett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
- Pritchett is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pritchett
- From Big Sandy to Pritchett
- Gladewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladewater
- Gladewater is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladewater <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gladewater
- From Big Sandy to Gladewater
- West Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Browning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Browning is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Browning
- From Big Sandy to Browning
- Gilmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Gilmer is located in Upshur County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,188 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilmer <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gilmer
- From Big Sandy to Gilmer
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Glenwood
- From Big Sandy to Glenwood
- Grice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
- Grice is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grice
- From Big Sandy to Grice
- Pine Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Pine Mills is located in Wood County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pine Mills
- From Big Sandy to Pine Mills
- Bettie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
- Bettie is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bettie
- From Big Sandy to Bettie
- Lindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
- Lindale is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <2>
- Swan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
- Swan is located in Smith County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Swan
- From Big Sandy to Swan
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Tyler is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tyler
- From Big Sandy to Tyler
- Kilgore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Kilgore is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kilgore
- From Big Sandy to Kilgore
- Simpsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simpsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Simpsonville
- From Big Sandy to Simpsonville
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Judson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Judson is located in Gregg County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Judson <2>
- Mount Sylvan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sylvan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Overton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Overton is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,503 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overton <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Overton
- From Big Sandy to Overton
- Longview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Longview is located in Gregg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,728 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longview <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Longview
- From Big Sandy to Longview
- Stout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Stout is located in Wood County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stout
- From Big Sandy to Stout
- Diana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Diana is located in Upshur County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diana <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Diana
- From Big Sandy to Diana
- Ewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Ewell is located in Upshur County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ewell
- From Big Sandy to Ewell
- Mineola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Mineola is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mineola
- From Big Sandy to Mineola
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Big Sandy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Sandy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |