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

  • Royse City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Josephine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Caddo Mills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nevada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fate
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
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  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Millwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Millwood is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Blackland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
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  • Copeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lavon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rockwall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Floyd is located in Hunt County
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  • Farmersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Chisholm
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Poetry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
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  • Wieland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Wieland is located in Hunt County
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  • Wagner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Wagner is located in Hunt County
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  • Wylie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
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  • Greenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Merit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Heath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
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  • Dixon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Dixon is located in Hunt County
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  • Saint Paul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Pleasant Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
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  • McCoy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • McCoy is located in Kaufman County
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  • Kellogg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kellogg is located in Hunt County
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  • Sachse
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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