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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Clay had a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Clay, with the one closest to Clay listed first.

  • Independence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
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  • Allen Farm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
  • Millican
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wellborn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Somerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Quarry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • Whitman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
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  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gay Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
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  • Lyons
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brenham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <2>
  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Graball is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
  • Navasota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tunis
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
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  • College Station
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mill Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
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  • Courtney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Courtney is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
  • Harvey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Davidson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
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  • Frenstat
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
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  • Bryan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <2>
  • Burton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Phillipsburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg

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