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 Purley had a population of 115 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Purley, with the one closest to Purley listed first.
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Saltillo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
- Pickton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winnsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Weaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Black Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Como
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reilly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hagansport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yantis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Purley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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