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>
New Birmingham itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 668 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from New Birmingham, with the one closest to New Birmingham listed first.
- Rusk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Rusk is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <2>
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - New Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Douglass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Douglass is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <2>
- Jacksonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
- Looneyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Weches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Glenfawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Alderbranch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Wells
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <2>
- Mixon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Mount Selman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
- Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
- Linn Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Laneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Laneville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laneville <2>
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Neches
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neches
- Neches is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neches <2>
- Tadmor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Troup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup
- Troup is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troup <2>
- San Pedro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Belott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Ratcliff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratcliff
- Ratcliff is located in Houston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratcliff <2>
- Pollok
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok is located in Angelina County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollok <2>
- Wells Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
- Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
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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 New Birmingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |