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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>

While we didn't find Kennard in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kennard. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kennard listed first.

  • Ratcliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tadmor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Tadmor is located in Houston County
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  • Hagerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
  • Belott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belott is located in Houston County
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  • Pennington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Centralia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Weches
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
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  • Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
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  • Augusta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Augusta is located in Houston County
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  • San Pedro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • San Pedro is located in Houston County
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  • Apple Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Crockett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Holly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly is located in Houston County
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  • Wells
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pollok
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Grapeland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Groveton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Alto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
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  • Lovelady
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saron
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Saron is located in Trinity County
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  • Josserand
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Josserand is located in Trinity County
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  • Clawson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
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  • Linwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Linwood is located in Cherokee County
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  • Porter Springs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
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  • Keltys
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Keltys is located in Angelina County
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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 Kennard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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