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

Pearsall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pearsall is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,620 people
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Derby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby has also been known as:
- Derby Colonia
Dilley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dilley is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,527 people
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Moore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <2>
Frio Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Frio Town is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frio Town
Millett
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millett is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
Bigfoot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bigfoot is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigfoot
- Bigfoot has also been known as:
- Big Foot Colonia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bigfoot <2>
Devine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Devine is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Devine <2>
Cotulla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cotulla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotulla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotulla <2>
Anchorage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anchorage is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage

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

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