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 Markham in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Markham. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Caney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Pledger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
- Pledger is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <4>
- Matagorda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
- Matagorda is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matagorda <4>
- Mackay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Louise
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louise <4>
- Wharton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Wharton is located in Wharton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wharton <4>
- Ganado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ganado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
- Ganado is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <4>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.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 Markham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |