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 Palestine had a population of 5,838 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Palestine had a population of 17,819 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Palestine, with the one closest to Palestine listed first.
- Wells Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cronin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tucker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montalba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Neches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbranch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fosterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blackfoot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grapeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- San Pedro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Berryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Keechi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keechi is located in Leon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keechi
- Jacksonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fincastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Young
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Young is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Pine Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
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 Palestine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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