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>
Merle itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Merle, with the one closest to Merle listed first.
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tunis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quarry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Davidson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Davidson is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Frenstat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Allen Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cooks Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
- College Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Millican
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bryan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deanville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Brenham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mumford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benchley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
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 Merle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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