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 Jamaica Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jamaica Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jamaica Beach listed first.
- Virginia Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Galveston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Marque
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Dickinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Quintana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Velasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Velasco is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasco
- Smith Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Point is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Point
- Bonney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bonney is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Chenango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Chenango is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenango
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 Jamaica Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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