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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lancaster had a population of 741 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lancaster had a population of 39,265 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lancaster, with the one closest to Lancaster listed first.

  • DeSoto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hutchins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ovilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferris
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Sterrett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
  • Duncanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Cliff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Kleberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Rylie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rylie is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
  • Cedar Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dallas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
  • Sardis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
  • Palmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Midlothian
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Waxahachie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Ford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
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  • Seagoville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Boyce
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Rawlins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
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  • Grand Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Reinhardt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt

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 Lancaster, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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