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, Pontotoc had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Pontotoc, with the one closest to Pontotoc listed first.
- Field Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
- Field Creek is located in Llano County
- Fredonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Fredonia is located in Mason County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
- Valley Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Spring
- Valley Spring is located in Llano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Spring <3>
- Castell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
- Castell is located in Llano County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <3>
- Voca
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voca
- Voca is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voca <3>
- Katemcy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Camp San Saba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp San Saba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp San Saba
- Camp San Saba is located in McCulloch County
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Mason is located in Mason County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,347 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
- Hedwigs Hill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedwigs Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwigs Hill
- Hedwigs Hill is located in Mason County
- Baby Head ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Llano
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano
- Llano is located in Llano County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Llano <3>
- Loyal Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
- Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
- Lone Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
- Lone Grove is located in Llano County
- San Saba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba
- San Saba is located in San Saba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Saba <3>
- Richland Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
- Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <3>
- Streeter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streeter
- Streeter is located in Mason County
- Rochelle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochelle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
- Rochelle is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochelle <3>
- Oxford ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Llano County
- Bluffton has also been known as:
- New Bluffton
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <3>
- Brady
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in McCulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
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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 Pontotoc, 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. |