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

  • Forney
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seagoville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crandall
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kleberg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Rylie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rylie is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
  • Lawrence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Heath
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • New Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Chisholm
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Terrell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hutchins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wilmer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaufman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowlett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Scurry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Reinhardt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Reinhardt is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinhardt
  • Ferris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
  • Poetry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
  • Garland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rawlins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rawlins is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
  • Pleasant Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • Bristol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Fate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Fate is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <2>
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon

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