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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 Douglas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Douglas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.

  • Browning
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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    • Browning is located in Smith County
  • Overton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Starrville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Starrville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starrville
    • Starrville is located in Smith County
  • Omen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
    • Omen is located in Smith County
  • Kilgore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Winona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
    • Winona is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <2>
  • Pirtle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
    • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
  • Tyler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
    • Tyler is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <2>
  • Troup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <2>
  • Gladewater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
    • Wilkins is located in Upshur County
  • Big Sandy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hawkins
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Swan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
    • Swan is located in Smith County
  • Flint
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Mixon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
    • Mixon is located in Cherokee County
  • Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monroe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Monroe is located in Rusk County
  • Bullard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard
    • Bullard is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullard <2>
  • Henderson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Elderville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
    • Elderville is located in Gregg County
  • West Mountain
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
    • West Mountain is located in Upshur County
  • Lindale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
    • Lindale is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <2>
  • Griffin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
  • Longview
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pritchett
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
    • Pritchett is located in Upshur 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 Douglas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.




 

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