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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>

While we didn't find Bowser in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bowser. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bowser listed first.

  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Indian Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Richland Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Milburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
  • Big Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • Rochelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • San Saba
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Mullin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ricker ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ricker is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
  • Trickham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Brownwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Zephyr
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bangs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Goldthwaite
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Rockwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Waldrip
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Waldrip is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrip
  • Brady
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Brady is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <2>
  • Thrifty
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty

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 Bowser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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