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 Independence had a population of 373 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Independence, with the one closest to Independence listed first.
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Farm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Quarry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Millican
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Phillipsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Wellborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Navasota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Courtney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Greenvine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kenney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Davidson is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Frenstat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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 Independence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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