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 Desert in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Desert. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Desert listed first.
- Nobility
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Nobility is located in Fannin County
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- Pilot Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
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- Delba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delba is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delba
- Trenton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sedalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Cannon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
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- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pike is located in Collin County
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- Orangeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
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- Fayburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fayburg is located in Collin County
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- Leonard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitewright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kentucky Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
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- Verona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Verona is located in Collin County
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- Altoga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
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- Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lane is located in Hunt County
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- Tom Bean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White Mound is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mound
- Van Alstyne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Melissa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ida is located in Grayson County
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- Celeste
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elmont is located in Grayson County
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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 Desert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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