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 in 1895, Direct had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Direct, with the one closest to Direct listed first.

Monkstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monkstown is located in Fannin County
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Selfs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Selfs is located in Fannin County
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Maxey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
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Telephone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Telephone is located in Fannin County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Telephone
- From Direct to Telephone
Sumner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumner is located in Lamar County
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- From your current location to Sumner
- From Direct to Sumner
Emberson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
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Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elwood is located in Fannin County
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Lamasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco is located in Fannin County
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Petty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Petty is located in Lamar County
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High
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- High is located in Lamar County
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- From your current location to High
- From Direct to High
Brookston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookston is located in Lamar County
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Chicota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chicota is located in Lamar County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chicota
- From Direct to Chicota
Honey Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Honey Grove is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,738 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Honey Grove
- From Direct to Honey Grove
Hinckley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
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- From your current location to Hinckley
- From Direct to Hinckley
Powderly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Powderly is located in Lamar County
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- From your current location to Powderly
- From Direct to Powderly
Duplex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Duplex is located in Fannin County
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Noble
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
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Ambia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
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Ivanhoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe is located in Fannin County
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- Google driving directions:
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- From Direct to Ivanhoe
Lannius
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lannius is located in Fannin County
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Windom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Windom is located in Fannin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
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Roxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Roxton is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roxton
- From Direct to Roxton
Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Paris is located in Lamar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,872 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Paris
- From Direct to Paris
Arthur City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arthur City is located in Lamar County
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Givens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Givens is located in Lamar 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 Direct, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

<2>

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