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

  • Cyclone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cyclone is also located in Bell County
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  • Ocker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ocker is also located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
  • Barclay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barclay is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
  • Rogers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Rogers is also located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
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  • Ben Arnold
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
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  • Burlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Seaton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Seaton is also located in Bell County
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  • Buckholts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Westphalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Westphalia is located in Falls County
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  • Rosebud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarkson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
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  • Travis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Travis is located in Falls County
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  • Oenaville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oenaville is also located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
  • Heidenheimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Belfalls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Belfalls is also located in Bell County
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  • Durango
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Durango is located in Falls County
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  • Little River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Vilas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vilas is also located in Bell County
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  • Wilderville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilderville is located in Falls County
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  • Lott
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Temple
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Temple is also located in Bell County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <2>
  • Blevins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
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  • Jones Prairie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
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  • Donahoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Donahoe is also located in Bell County
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  • Davilla
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Minerva
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
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  • Maysfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Baileyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Baileyville is located in Milam County
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  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Troy is also located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <2>

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