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 was 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Moulton is located in Lavaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <2>
- Kokernot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Shiner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiner
- Shiner is located in Lavaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiner <2>
- Witting
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Waelder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waelder
- Waelder is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waelder <2>
- Praha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
- Praha is located in Fayette County
- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- Flatonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatonia
- Flatonia is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatonia <2>
- Wied
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Hamon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
- Breslau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
- Gonzales
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
- Gonzales is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <2>
- Moravia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
- Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Sandy Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Engle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle
- Engle is located in Fayette County
- Hochheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hochheim have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hochheim
- Hochheim is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hochheim <2>
- Sweet Home
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <2>
- Jeddo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Yoakum
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoakum
- Yoakum is located in DeWitt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoakum <2>
- Hallettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallettsville
- Hallettsville is located in Lavaca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallettsville <2>
- Gleckler
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Cistern
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Harwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Harwood is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harwood <2>
- Slayden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
- Kinkler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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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 Nickel, 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. |