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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 Buchanan Dam in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Buchanan Dam. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Buchanan Dam listed first.

  • Bluffton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
    • Fairland is located in Burnet County
  • Sudduth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudduth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
    • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
  • Burnet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Click is located in Llano County
  • Marble Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Llano
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baby Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Baby Head is located in Llano County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baby Head
    • From Buchanan Dam to Baby Head
  • Oxford ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Llano County
  • Naruna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Shovel Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
    • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
  • Blowout
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
    • Blowout is located in Blanco County
  • Round Mountain
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Smithwick
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
    • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
  • Sunnylane
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnylane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
    • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
  • Bertram
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
    • Bertram is located in Burnet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <2>
  • Valley Spring
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Bend
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Nix
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Sandy
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Mill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lampasas
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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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 Buchanan Dam, 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>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.
<4>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.




 

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