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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>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for William Penn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
  • Clay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
  • Whitman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Whitman
    • From Independence to Whitman
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Merle
    • From Independence to Merle
  • Somerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
    • Graball is located in Washington County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
  • Phillipsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
    • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
  • Wellborn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Navasota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navasota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navasota
    • Navasota is located in Brazos County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navasota <3>
  • Burton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sempronius ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sempronius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
    • Sempronius is located in Austin County
  • Courtney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
    • Courtney is located in Grimes County
  • Greenvine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenvine
    • From Independence to Greenvine
  • Kenney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
    • Kenney is located in Austin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
  • Frenstat
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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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 Independence, 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.




 

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