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 Merit had a population of 189 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merit, with the one closest to Merit listed first.
- Wagner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wagner is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
- Farmersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lane is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Fayburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayburg is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayburg
- Kellogg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kellogg is located in Hunt County
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- Celeste
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pike is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Verona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Verona is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Josephine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Delba is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delba
- Nobility
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nobility is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobility
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Altoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Copeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jacobia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Merit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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