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, Downing had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downing, with the one closest to Downing listed first.
- De Leon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Proctor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Comanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duster is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
- Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dublin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Victor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Victor is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Gorman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunyan is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Sipe Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
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- Fleming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fleming is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Gustine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Hazeldell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Desdemona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Comanche County
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- Harbin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harbin is located in Erath County
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- Lingleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blanket
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alexander is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Lamkin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamkin is located in Comanche County
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- May
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carlton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Downing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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