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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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <3>
  • DeSoto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterrett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Ellis County
  • Lancaster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
    • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
  • Ferris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
    • Ferris is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <3>
  • Wilmer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
    • Wilmer is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <3>
  • Hutchins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
    • Hutchins is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchins <3>
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
  • Boyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
  • Oak Cliff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
  • Venus
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
    • Palmer is located in Ellis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <3>
  • Mansfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Boz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Boz is located in Ellis County
  • Grand Prairie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle Ford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
  • Dallas
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <3>
  • Johnsons Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
  • Pleasant Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
  • Kleberg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
  • Rylie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
    • Rylie is located in Dallas County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Ovilla. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dallas County: www.dallascounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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