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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,681 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
- O'Quinn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Warda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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) - Muldoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldoon
- Muldoon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldoon <3>
- 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) - Joiner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - 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) - 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) - 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) - High Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Warrenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Warrenton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <3>
- Giddings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giddings
- Giddings is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,148 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giddings <3>
- Upton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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. |