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, Big Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Valley, with the one closest to Big Valley listed first.
- Goldthwaite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Mullin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Regency ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- San Saba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Richland Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lometa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGirk is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zephyr
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Priddy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
- Nix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nix is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Ricker ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ricker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
- Pottsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Milburn is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Shive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shive is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
- Brownwood
(29 miles [46.7 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 Big Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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