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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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ovilla had a population of 139 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Ovilla had a population of 4,288 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ovilla, with the one closest to Ovilla listed first.
- Red Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- DeSoto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sterrett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Midlothian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waxahachie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mountain Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
- Ferris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hutchins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Venus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Cliff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Johnsons Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nash
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bristol
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kleberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rylie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rylie is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
- Pleasant Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
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 Ovilla, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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