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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 Lake View in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake View. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake View listed first.

  • Henderson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pirtle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Pirtle is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtle
  • Minden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pinehill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
  • Monroe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Monroe is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Overton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Laneville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Long Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Elderville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elderville is located in Gregg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderville
  • Kilgore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Fair Play
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fair Play is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • New Salem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Salem is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
  • Glenfawn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
  • Omen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Omen is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
  • Griffin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Mount Enterprise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Troup
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Troup is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <2>
  • Lone Star
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Lawsonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawsonville is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
  • Tatum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Easton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Delray
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Beckville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Browning
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Browning is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Caledonia
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Longview
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)

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 View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.