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 Cottonwood had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cottonwood, with the one closest to Cottonwood listed first.
- Cross Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <2>
- Scranton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Nimrod ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Putnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <2>
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
- Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
- Cross Cut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Burkett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett
- Burkett is located in Coleman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkett <2>
- Romney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Rising Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
- Rising Star is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <2>
- Baird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Baird is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <2>
- Cisco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cisco is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <2>
- May
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- May is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <2>
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Carbon is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <2>
- Clyde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
- Sipe Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
- Silver Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
- Eastland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland
- Eastland is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastland <2>
- Thrifty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Novice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novice have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
- Novice is located in Coleman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novice <2>
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Coleman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <2>
- Elmdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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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 Cottonwood, 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. |