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, Downs had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downs, with the one closest to Downs listed first.
- Downsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Robinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosenthal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenthal
- Golinda
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- East Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
- Hewitt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riesel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ritchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ritchie is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Mooreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mooreville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Chilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Battle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- South Bosque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Bosque is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
- Bruceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bosqueville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosqueville
- Speegleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
- Marlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eddy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McClanahan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- Mart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Axtell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elm Mott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blevins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blevins is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
- Durango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Durango is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
- Lott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Downs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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