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 Melissa had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Melissa had a population of 13,793 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Melissa, with the one closest to Melissa listed first.
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Altoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKinney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Van Alstyne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rhea Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Fayburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fayburg is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayburg
- Cannon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Lucas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Nobility
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nobility is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobility
- Pilot Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pike is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Delba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delba is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delba
- Howe
(15 miles [24.1 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 Melissa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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