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 Hillsboro had a population of 2,541 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hillsboro had a population of 8,516 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Hillsboro, with the one closest to Hillsboro listed first.
- Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vaughan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughan is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Bynum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Itasca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aquilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Milford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mertens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tyson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Derden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derden is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
- Italy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ross
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emmett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emmett is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Frost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Hillsboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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