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 Bolivar Peninsula in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bolivar Peninsula. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bolivar Peninsula listed first.
- Smith Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Double Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
- Galveston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anahuac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Virginia Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- La Marque
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turtle Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Wallisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dickinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
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 Bolivar Peninsula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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