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 Brownwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Brownwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Brownwood listed first.
- Thrifty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Brownwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Brownwood is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <3>
- Ricker ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
- Ricker is located in Brown County
- Bangs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Bangs is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <3>
- May
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- May is located in Brown County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
- Blanket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cross Cut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Zephyr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burkett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Sidney is located in Comanche County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
- Rising Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Santa Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
- Trickham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
- Trickham is located in Coleman County
- Former name for Trickham:
- Trick'em
- Indian Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Cross Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sipe Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
- Comanche
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Duster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
- Duster is located in Comanche County
- Mullin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Milburn is located in McCulloch County
- Cottonwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
- Newburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Romney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Eastland 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 Lake Brownwood, 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. |
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