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>
Nickel 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 Nickel, with the one closest to Nickel listed first.
- Moulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kokernot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
- Shiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Witting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Witting is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
- Waelder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Praha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Flatonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wied
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wied is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
- Hamon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
- Breslau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Gonzales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Moravia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Sandy Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Engle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Engle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- Hochheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jeddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Yoakum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hallettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gleckler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
- Cistern
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slayden is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Kinkler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
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 Nickel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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