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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Erath County
  • Gorman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <3>
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Erath County
  • Lingleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
    • Lingleville is located in Erath County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Duster
    • From Desdemona to Duster
  • Hannibal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
    • Hannibal is located in Erath County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hannibal
    • From Desdemona to Hannibal
  • Huckabay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckabay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
    • Huckabay is located in Erath County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
    • Tiffin is located in Eastland County
  • Carbon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Downing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Downing is located in Comanche County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
    • Proctor is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
    • Romney is located in Eastland County
  • Sidney
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Alexander
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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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 Desdemona, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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