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 Forreston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forreston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forreston listed first.
- Nash
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Italy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avalon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boz
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Waxahachie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Frost
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mertens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Peak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
- Blooming Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sterrett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Itasca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midlothian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irene
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dresden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alma
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Venus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(18 miles [29 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 Forreston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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