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 Fort Parker in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Parker. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Parker listed first.
- Groesbeck
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groesbeck
- Groesbeck is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groesbeck <2>
- Horn Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Mexia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Mexia is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexia <2>
- Frosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Thornton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Thornton is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thornton <2>
- Kirk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Personville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Tehuacana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tehuacana
- Tehuacana is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tehuacana <2>
- Cotton Gin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin
- Cotton Gin is located in Freestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Gin <2>
- Prairie Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
- Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <2>
- Oletha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Wortham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wortham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
- Wortham is located in Freestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wortham <2>
- Mart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
- Mart is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <2>
- Farrar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Rodney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Kosse
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
- Kosse is located in Limestone County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <2>
- Stranger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
- Stranger is located in Falls County
- Luna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Seale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Battle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - McClanahan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClanahan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClanahan
- McClanahan is located in Falls County
- Headsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Headsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Headsville is located in Robertson County
- Riesel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riesel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riesel
- Riesel is located in McLennan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riesel <2>
- Perry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Falls County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <2>
- Mount Calm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
- Mount Calm is located in Hill County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <2>
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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 Parker, 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. |