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, Colony had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Colony, with the one closest to Colony listed first.
- Cistern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flatonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muldoon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waelder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stellar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jeddo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Praha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Engle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Freyburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- O'Quinn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
- String Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Moulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delhi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nickel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nickel is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Moravia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swiss Alp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
- Smithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Upton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Plum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Witting
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Witting is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
- Gleckler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ammannsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
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 Colony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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