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)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Cistern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- 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)
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Jeddo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Plum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- String Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Alum Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- O'Quinn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
- Hills Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Delhi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Flatonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Freyburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
- Waelder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Praha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Swiss Alp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
- Engle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Engle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bastrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Warda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
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. |
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