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 Houston had a population of 27,557 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Houston had a population of 2,316,120 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houston, with the one closest to Houston listed first.
- Magnolia Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Pierce Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
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- Piney Point Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jeanetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanetta
- Aldine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
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- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
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- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
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- Humble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Addicks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Lynchburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Sugar Land
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
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- Crosby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clodine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bayou
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Huffman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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