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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>

While we didn't find Olfen in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Olfen. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Olfen listed first.

  • Rowena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Paint Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ballinger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Miles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Talpa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Maverick ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Maverick is located in Runnels County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maverick
  • Winters
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Glen Cove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Valera
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Eden is located in Concho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <2>
  • Bronte
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • San Angelo
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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 Olfen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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