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 Gilliland in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gilliland. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gilliland listed first.
- Truscott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Vera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
- Vera is located in Knox County
- Benjamin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin
- Benjamin is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benjamin <3>
- Crowell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
- Crowell is located in Foard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowell <3>
- Thalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
- Thalia is located in Foard County
- Goree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goree
- Goree is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goree <3>
- Rayland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
- Rayland is located in Foard County
- Seymour
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Baylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
- Vivian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
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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 Gilliland, 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. |