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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 Briar had a population of 303 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Keeter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Rhome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Azle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <2>
  • Avondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Springtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cottondale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Haslet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Herman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Carter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Carter is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Paradise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saginaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Drop
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Agnes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Agnes is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
  • Dicey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dicey is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dicey
  • Justin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Watauga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Keller
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Roanoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Poolville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Bridgeport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Boonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Boonsville is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
  • Peaster
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Aledo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Fort Worth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield

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