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 Cross Plains had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Cross Plains had a population of 997 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cross Plains, with the one closest to Cross Plains listed first.
- Pioneer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Cut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burkett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rising Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Romney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Romney is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- May
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thrifty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sipe Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baird
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Novice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Santa Anna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bangs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Duster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 Cross Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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