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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>

While we didn't find Prairie Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prairie Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prairie Hill listed first.

  • Brenham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Brenham is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
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  • Independence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
  • Gay Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
  • Whitman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Quarry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
  • Mill Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Creek is located in Washington County
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  • Clay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Phillipsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
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  • Somerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Burton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Sempronius ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sempronius is located in Austin County
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  • Allen Farm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
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  • Greenvine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenvine is located in Washington County
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  • Wesley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Wesley is located in Washington County
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  • Kenney
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
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  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Graball is located in Washington County
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  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Latium
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Latium is located in Washington County
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  • Welcome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Welcome is located in Austin County
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  • La Bahia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • La Bahia is located in Washington County
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  • Buckhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhorn is located in Austin County
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  • Nelsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nelsonville is located in Austin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Courtney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Courtney is located in Grimes County
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  • Millican
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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