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

  • Eagle Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Altair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
    • Altair is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <2>
  • Ramsey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramsey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
    • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ramsey
    • From Matthews to Ramsey
  • Nottawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • East Bernard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Hungerford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Alleyton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mackay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
    • Mackay is located in Wharton County
  • Mentz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
    • Mentz is located in Colorado County
  • Wharton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kendleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
    • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <2>
  • Columbus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sealy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Glidden
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cat Spring
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
    • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
  • San Felipe
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Peters is located in Austin County
  • Millheim
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millheim. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
    • Millheim is located in Austin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Millheim
    • From Matthews to Millheim
  • Borden
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Borden
    • From Matthews to Borden
  • Louise
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • New Ulm
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Frelsburg
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulshear
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sublime
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
    • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <2>
  • Vienna
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
  • Pattison
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clemons
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemons
    • Clemons is located in Waller County

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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 Matthews, 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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