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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>

While we didn't find Dextra in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dextra. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dextra listed first.

  • Looneyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenfawn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
    • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
  • New Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Linwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Cherokee County
  • Douglass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Linn Flat
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
    • Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Lone Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
  • Rusk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Alto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Laneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Enterprise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Redfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Griffin
    • From Dextra to Griffin
  • Minden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
    • Minden is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <3>
  • Forest
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Appleby
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Wells
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <3>
  • Nacogdoches
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawsonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
    • Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
  • Jacksonville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fitze
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fitze
    • From Dextra to Fitze
  • Caledonia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Henderson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Weches
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weches. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Weches
    • From Dextra to Weches
  • Pollok
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Troup
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Garrison
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Mixon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mixon
    • From Dextra to Mixon

The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Dextra, 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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