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

  • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
  • Barry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Avalon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blooming Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Alma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alma is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Ennis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Nash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Rice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Rice is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
  • Frost
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dresden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Boyce
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Drane
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Drane is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
  • Italy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Corsicana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Palmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chatfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Waxahachie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Boz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
  • Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mertens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmett
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Emmett is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Purdon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bristol
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Irene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Angus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Angus is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people

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