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

  • San Marcos
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Reedville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
  • Martindale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martindale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
    • Martindale is located in Caldwell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martindale <2>
  • Maxwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <2>
  • Kyle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
    • Kyle is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kyle <2>
  • Hunter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Comal County
  • Staples
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Zorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zorn
    • Zorn is located in Guadalupe County
  • Goforth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
    • Goforth is located in Hays County
  • Wimberley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,544 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buda <2>
  • Lockhart
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Lea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
    • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <2>
  • Sattler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sattler
    • Sattler is located in Comal County
  • Driftwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Creedmoor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creedmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creedmoor
    • Creedmoor is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creedmoor <2>
  • Clear Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
    • Clear Springs is located in Guadalupe County
  • Geronimo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Carl
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
    • Carl is located in Travis County
  • Manchaca
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • New Braunfels
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lytton Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
    • Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
  • Bluff Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
    • Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
  • Dale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <2>

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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 Centex, 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>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.
<4>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.




 

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