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

  • Ames
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
  • Moss Bluff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Moss Bluff is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Bluff
  • Liberty
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Felicia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Felicia is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
  • Turtle Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
  • Wallisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Dayton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Anahuac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mont Belvieu
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sour Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • China
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>
  • Saratoga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Double Bayou
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bayou
  • Cedar Bayou
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
  • Pine Island
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Crosby
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Huffman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Lynchburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lynchburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Amelia
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Sheldon
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Sheldon is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon

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