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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 Peoria had a population of 349 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Peoria, with the one closest to Peoria listed first.

  • Woodbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Hill County
  • Vaughan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
    • Vaughan is located in Hill County
  • Hillsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Whitney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Aquilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Osceola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Hill County
  • Abbott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Blanton is located in Hill County
  • Tyson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
    • Tyson is located in Hill County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tyson
    • From Peoria to Tyson
  • Bynum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bynum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
    • Bynum is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <3>
  • Itasca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Covington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
  • West
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
  • Derden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
    • Derden is located in Hill County
  • Blum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blum
    • Blum is located in Hill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blum <3>
  • Greenock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenock
    • Greenock is located in Bosque County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Greenock
    • From Peoria to Greenock
  • Brandon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
    • Brandon is located in Hill County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <3>
  • Kimball
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kopperl
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Womack
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ross
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
  • Gholson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gholson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gholson
    • From Peoria to Gholson
  • Rio Vista
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mertens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Milford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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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 Peoria, 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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