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 Fordtran in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fordtran. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fordtran listed first.
- Terryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in DeWitt County
- Thomaston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Thomaston is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomaston <2>
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Lavaca County
- Stratton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Nursery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Nursery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nursery <2>
- Navidad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Morales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
- Morales is located in Jackson County
- Arneckeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arneckeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arneckeville
- Arneckeville is located in DeWitt County
- Mission Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
- Ezzell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
- Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
- Edgar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in DeWitt County
- Inez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <2>
- Yoakum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum
- Yoakum is located in DeWitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoakum <2>
- Cuero
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuero
- Cuero is located in DeWitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuero <2>
- Victoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Victoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <2>
- Sweet Home
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
- Meyersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersville
- Meyersville is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersville <2>
- El Toro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Concrete
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Aloe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Guadalupe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Edna is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <2>
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
- Hochheim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
- Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
- Weser
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weser
- Weser is located in Goliad County
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Wied
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Victoria County: www.victoriacountytx.org/
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 Fordtran, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |