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, Fort Gates had railroad service and no post office. In 1990, Fort Gates had a population of 818 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Gates, with the one closest to Fort Gates listed first.
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Gatesville is located in Coryell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,550 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <2>
- Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Coryell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <2>
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
- Leon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Junction
- Leon Junction is located in Coryell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Junction <2>
- Lime City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Oglesby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
- Oglesby is located in Coryell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <2>
- Coryell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Osage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Pidcoke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - The Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
- The Grove is located in Coryell County
- Levita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
- Levita is located in Coryell County
- Brookhaven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Brookhaven is located in Bell County
- Turnersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Turnersville is located in Coryell County
- Whitson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Mosheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Purmela
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purmela have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purmela
- Purmela is located in Coryell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purmela <2>
- Jonesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
- Jonesboro is located in Coryell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <2>
- McGregor
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Coryell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <2>
- Crawford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Crawford is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>
- Moffat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Pearl
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Killeen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killeen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen
- Killeen is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153,991 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killeen <2>
- Moody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Moody is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
- Bee House
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
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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 Fort Gates, 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. |