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 Moss Bluff had a population of 452 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Moss Bluff, with the one closest to Moss Bluff listed first.
- Wallisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ames
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mont Belvieu
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anahuac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Felicia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Double Bayou
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Huffman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Sour Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- China
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saratoga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
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 Moss Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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