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

  • Kleberg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seagoville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rylie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rylie is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
  • Forney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Hope is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Crandall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hutchins
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmer is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <2>
  • Heath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <2>
  • Reinhardt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Reinhardt is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
  • Ferris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferris is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <2>
  • Lawrence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Rowlett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rowlett is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <2>
  • Rawlins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawlins is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Chisholm
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Dallas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Garland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Scurry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaufman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is also located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Terrell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak Cliff
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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