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

  • Bruceville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hewitt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Eddy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ritchie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
    • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
  • Mooreville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosenthal
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Bosque
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bosque have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
    • South Bosque is located in McLennan County
  • Golinda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golinda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
    • Golinda is located in Falls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Robinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Downs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Downs is located in McLennan County
  • Downsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Downsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
    • Downsville is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Downsville
    • From Lorena to Downsville
  • Blevins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
  • Chilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Waco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • McGregor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Speegleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Whitson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson
    • Whitson is located in Coryell County
  • Durango
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
    • Durango is located in Falls County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Durango
    • From Lorena to Durango
  • East Waco
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Waco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Waco
    • East Waco is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to East Waco
    • From Lorena to East Waco
  • Troy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>
  • Belfalls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
    • Belfalls is located in Bell County
  • Pendleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Bell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <2>
  • Harrison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in McLennan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Harrison
    • From Lorena to Harrison
  • Bosqueville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
    • Lott is located in Falls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <2>
  • Crawford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <2>

The official website for McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Lorena, 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.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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