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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 in 1895, Poetry had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Terrell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • McCoy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • McCoy is located in Kaufman County
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  • Blackland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chisholm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
  • Lawrence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Elmo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Royse City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fate
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Abner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rockwall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heath
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Heath is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <2>
  • Forney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Caddo Mills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Wills Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Millwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Millwood is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Josephine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Kaufman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Nevada
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wieland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wieland is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
  • Lavon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Crandall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Clinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rowlett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Copeville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
  • New Hope
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope

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 Poetry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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