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 Lake Barbara in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Barbara. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Barbara listed first.
- Velasco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Oyster Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Quintana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintana
- Quintana is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quintana <3>
- Brazoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
- Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <3>
- Hinkles Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkles Ferry
- Hinkles Ferry is located in Brazoria County
- Chenango
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Liverpool
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <3>
- Bonney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Sandy Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Alvin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Alvin is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <3>
- Caney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Lake Barbara, 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. |