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 Bowie had a population of 1,486 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bowie had a population of 5,140 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bowie, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Salona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Montague
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crafton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crafton is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
- Dye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alvord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forestburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belcherville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belcherville is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
- Nocona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Chico
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hardy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Saint Jo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonita
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rosston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Bluegrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vineyard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Muenster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Bowie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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