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, Purdon had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Purdon, with the one closest to Purdon listed first.
- Pursley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Drane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
- Dresden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Barry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emmett is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Richland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Angus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hubbard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corsicana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tehuacana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wortham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mertens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mexia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Calm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Rice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Brandon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Purdon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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