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 Gay Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gay Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gay Hill listed first.
- Joiner
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Ellinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinger
- Ellinger is located in Fayette County
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- Rutersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
- Rutersville is located in Fayette County
- Fayetteville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <3>
- La Grange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
- Ammannsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
- Walhalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
- Walhalla is located in Fayette County
- Warrenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Warrenton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <3>
- Swiss Alp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Dubina ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Nechanitz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
- Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Frelsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Round Top
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Round Top is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <3>
- Plum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
- Waldeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - O'Quinn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Borden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Warda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
- Warda is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <3>
- Freyburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - High Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Glidden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glidden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- Glidden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glidden <3>
- New Ulm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ulm
- New Ulm is located in Austin County
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- Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Industry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Industry is located in Austin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.tx.us/
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 Gay Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |