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

  • Martins Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Ben Wheeler
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Colfax
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Walton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walton is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Canton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
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  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Edom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <2>
  • Murchison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pruitt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Brownsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carroll
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Carroll is located in Smith County
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  • Garden Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Valley is located in Smith County
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  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Smith County
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  • Myrtle Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Roddy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Athens is located in Henderson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,770 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <2>
  • Wise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Wise is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Mount Sylvan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
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  • Grand Saline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • New York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • New York is located in Henderson County
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  • Edgewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Chandler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
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  • Prairieville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
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  • Pine Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
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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 Holly Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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