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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 Bluff Dale had a population of 156 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff Dale, with the one closest to Bluff Dale listed first.

  • Tolar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paluxy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
    • Paluxy is located in Hood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
  • Lipan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
    • Lipan is located in Hood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
  • Stephenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chalk Mountain
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorp Spring
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
  • Selden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Erath County
  • Granbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Huckabay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckabay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
    • Huckabay is located in Erath County
  • Glen Rose
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
    • Buckner is located in Parker County
  • Duffau
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hannibal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hannibal
    • From Bluff Dale to Hannibal
  • Acton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Santo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Harbin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lingleville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <2>
  • Alexander
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brazos
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Georges Creek
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
    • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
  • Fort Spunky
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Brock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Brock is located in Parker County
  • Bunyan
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Chapin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Chapin is located in Hood County
  • Eulogy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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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 Bluff Dale, 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.




 

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