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 Decatur had a population of 1,746 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Decatur had a population of 7,572 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Decatur, with the one closest to Decatur listed first.
- Herman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Herman is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Paradise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alvord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cottondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
- Keeter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keeter is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
- Stony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rhome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slidell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Drop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drop is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Briar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Briar is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
- Sunset
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boonsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Springtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Justin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Point is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Point
- Avondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avondale is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Krum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Forestburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Crafton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crafton is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
- Agnes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bolivar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Decatur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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