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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Heath had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Heath had a population of 9,718 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Heath, with the one closest to Heath listed first.

  • Chisholm
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
  • Rockwall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <3>
  • Forney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rowlett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <3>
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
  • Blackland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
  • Fate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <3>
  • Pleasant Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
  • Lawrence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
  • Millwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Millwood is located in Collin County
  • Sachse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sachse is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <3>
  • Garland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Royse City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lavon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Lavon is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <3>
  • Reinhardt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinhardt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
    • Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
  • Wylie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
    • Wylie is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <3>
  • Terrell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Poetry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poetry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
  • Rylie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
    • Rylie is located in Dallas County
  • Kleberg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
  • Seagoville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Paul
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
  • Crandall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
    • Crandall is located in Kaufman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <3>
  • Nevada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Murphy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Murphy is located in Collin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <3>

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 Heath, 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.
<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.