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

  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
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  • Rusk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
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  • Linwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Linwood is located in Cherokee County
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  • Looneyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
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  • New Salem
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
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  • Lone Star
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
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  • Alto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
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  • Douglass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenfawn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
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  • Griffin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
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  • Linn Flat
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
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  • Laneville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
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  • Mount Enterprise
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Weches
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
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  • Redfield
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
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  • Wells
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Minden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mixon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
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  • Troup
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
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  • Nacogdoches
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Appleby
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Mount Selman
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
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  • Pollok
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Lawsonville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
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  • Larissa ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
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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 Circle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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