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, Elmdale had railroad service and no post office.

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

Abilene
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Abilene is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 124,407 people
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Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Callahan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
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Buffalo Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
Baird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Baird is located in Callahan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
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Phantom Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
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Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
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Merkel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Merkel is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
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Guion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Taylor County
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Putnam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Putnam is located in Callahan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
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Anson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anson is located in Jones County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
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Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albany is located in Shackelford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
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Trent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trent is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
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Cottonwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood

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

<2>

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