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

  • Stellar
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
  • Cistern
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
    • Cistern is located in Fayette County
    • Former names for Cistern:
    • Cockrell's Hill
    • Milton
    • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Muldoon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
  • Colony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • West Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
  • Upton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Bastrop County
  • Jeddo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
  • Plum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • Winchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
  • String Prairie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for String Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
    • String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
  • Alum Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
  • O'Quinn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
    • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
  • Hills Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
    • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
  • Delhi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
  • Flatonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Freyburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
  • Waelder
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Praha
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
    • Praha is located in Fayette County
    • Praha has also been known as:
    • Hottentot
  • Swiss Alp
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
  • Engle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
    • Engle is located in Fayette County
  • La Grange
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bastrop
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
    • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <3>
  • Red Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Warda
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
    • Warda is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <3>
  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Serbin is located in Lee County

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Fords Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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