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 Travis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Fort Travis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Fort Travis listed first.

Galveston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galveston is located in Galveston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,085 people
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Virginia Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
Smith Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
La Marque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- La Marque is located in Galveston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,642 people
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Dickinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dickinson is located in Galveston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,216 people
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Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
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Double Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Double Bayou is located in Chambers County
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Anahuac
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Anahuac is located in Chambers County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,333 people
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Alvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alvin is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>

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 Travis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.

<2>

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