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 Paluxy had a population of 108 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Paluxy, with the one closest to Paluxy listed first.
- Chalk Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
- Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
- Bluff Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Dale
- Bluff Dale is located in Erath County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff Dale <2>
- Tolar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar
- Tolar is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolar <2>
- Glen Rose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rose
- Glen Rose is located in Somervell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rose <2>
- Granbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granbury
- Granbury is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granbury <2>
- Selden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Duffau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
- Duffau is located in Erath County
- Thorp Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp Spring
- Thorp Spring is located in Hood County
- Georges Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georges Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Georges Creek is located in Somervell County
- Fort Spunky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Eulogy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
- Eulogy is located in Bosque County
- Stephenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenville
- Stephenville is located in Erath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stephenville <2>
- Walnut Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
- Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <2>
- Brazos Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brazos Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Point
- Brazos Point is located in Bosque County
- Acton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Acton is located in Hood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <2>
- Lipan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipan
- Lipan is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lipan <2>
- Iredell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Iredell is located in Bosque County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <2>
- Freeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Hico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <2>
- Alexander
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Alexander is located in Erath County
- Chapin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Buckner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Harbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Harbin is located in Erath County
- Bono
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Cresson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
- Cresson is located in Hood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <2>
- Huckabay
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hood County: www.co.hood.tx.us/
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 Paluxy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |