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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 Ovalo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ovalo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ovalo listed first.

  • Guion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Guion is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
  • Buffalo Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Novice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winters
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Abilene
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Elmdale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmdale is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
  • Silver Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
  • Glen Cove
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Merkel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyde is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
  • Hylton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Hylton is located in Nolan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
  • Talpa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
  • Baird
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Baird is located in Callahan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <2>
  • Trent
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Chadbourne
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Fort Chadbourne is located in Coke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chadbourne

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