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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 in 1895, Irene had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Irene, with the one closest to Irene listed first.

  • Mertens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Emmett
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Emmett is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
  • Brandon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bynum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Frost
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Milford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dawson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dresden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Dresden is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Blooming Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Abbott
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Italy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Purdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Barry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
  • Avalon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hillsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mount Calm
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Drane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Drane is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
  • Vaughan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Vaughan is located in Hill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
  • West
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <2>
  • Rodney
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodney is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Pursley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pursley is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
  • Nash
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Nash is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Itasca
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Irene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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