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

  • Chalk Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Rose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Paluxy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
    • Paluxy is located in Hood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <2>
  • Walnut Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
  • Eulogy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Brazos Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
    • Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
  • Duffau
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Georges Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
    • Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
  • Iredell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
  • Tolar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Fort Spunky
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fort Spunky
    • From Glass to Fort Spunky
  • Freeland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
    • Freeland is located in Johnson County
  • Bluff Dale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Selden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Erath County
  • Morgan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Granbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Acton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Thorp Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
    • Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
  • Meridian
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
    • Meridian is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
  • Kopperl
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimball
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Bono
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Bono
    • From Glass to Bono
  • Stephenville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Alexander
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

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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 Glass, 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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