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 Desdemona had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Desdemona, with the one closest to Desdemona listed first.
- Victor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Victor is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Gorman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lingleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- De Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bunyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hannibal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huckabay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Huckabay is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
- Ranger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tiffin is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Downing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sipe Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thurber
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eastland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Strawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stephenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Gordon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romney
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Romney is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Sidney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- La Casa ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alexander
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Desdemona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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