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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 Valley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prairie Valley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prairie Valley listed first.

  • Plum
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
    • Plum is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <3>
  • West Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Fayette County
  • La Grange
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • O'Quinn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Quinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
    • O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
  • Warda
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warda
    • Warda is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warda <3>
  • Stellar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
  • Muldoon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Bastrop County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <3>
  • Rutersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutersville
    • Rutersville is located in Fayette County
  • Serbin ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
    • Serbin is located in Lee County
  • Swiss Alp
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swiss Alp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
    • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
  • Joiner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Joiner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
    • Joiner is located in Fayette County
  • Nechanitz
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
    • Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
  • Freyburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
  • Ammannsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ammannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammannsville
    • Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
  • Waldeck
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
    • Waldeck is located in Fayette County
  • Walhalla
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
    • Walhalla is located in Fayette County
  • Alum Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alum Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
    • Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
  • Cistern
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
    • Cistern is located in Fayette County
    • Former names for Cistern:
    • Cockrell's Hill
    • Milton
    • Whiteside's Prairie
  • Colony
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • High Hill ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
    • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Warrenton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Giddings
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Upton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
    • Upton is located in Bastrop County

The official website for Fayette County: www.co.fayette.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 Prairie Valley, 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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