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

  • Keith
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Keith is also located in Grimes County
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  • Roans Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Anderson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Millican
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Apolonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Apolonia is also located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
  • Iola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Iola is also located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <2>
  • Harvey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Wellborn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Navasota
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Bedias
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bedias is also located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedias
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedias <2>
  • College Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Allen Farm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Kurten
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bryan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Yarboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Yarboro is also located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
  • Dacus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
  • Zulch ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Zulch was located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
  • Stoneham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Stoneham is also located in Grimes County
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  • Clay
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Whitehall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Whitehall is also located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • William Penn was located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Graball was located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Courtney
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Courtney is also located in Grimes County
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  • Plantersville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tabor
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor

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