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 Hickston in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hickston. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hickston listed first.
- Nickel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Waelder
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waelder
- Waelder is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waelder <3>
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Moulton is located in Lavaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <3>
- Sandy Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Kokernot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Flatonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatonia
- Flatonia is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatonia <3>
- Gonzales
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
- Gonzales is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <3>
- Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Shiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiner
- Shiner is located in Lavaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiner <3>
- Praha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Hamon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
- Witting
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Harwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Harwood is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood <3>
- Jeddo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Cistern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Slayden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Delhi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Engle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- Engle is located in Fayette County
- Wied
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Breslau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
- Moravia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Oak Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
- String Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for String Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Muldoon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
- Muldoon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <3>
- Hochheim
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hochheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
- Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <3>
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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 Hickston, 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. |