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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Drop had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Justin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Rhome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Argyle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Herman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Avondale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Avondale is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Haslet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Roanoke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Krum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <2>
  • Bartonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Briar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Briar is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar
  • Denton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Keller
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Decatur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Slidell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Keeter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Corinth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bolivar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Saginaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Watauga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mingo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Azle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Azle is located in Parker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <2>
  • Smithfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Bransford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
  • Sanger
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Paradise
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Drop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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