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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, May had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from May, with the one closest to May listed first.
- Rising Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sipe Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
- Blanket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cross Cut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Duster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duster is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
- Thrifty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Cross Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burkett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Romney
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Romney is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Ricker ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ricker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
- Comanche
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carbon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bangs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Downing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Gorman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Zephyr
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Scranton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- De Leon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Santa Anna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Proctor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cisco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
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 May, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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