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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Overton had a population of 401 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Overton had a population of 2,503 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Overton, with the one closest to Overton listed first.
- Pirtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Browning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kilgore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Troup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Starrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elderville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mixon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gladewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Longview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bullard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Selman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Big Sandy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Minden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Easton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
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 Overton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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