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 Purves in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Purves. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Purves listed first.
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Alexander
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Dublin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harbin is located in Erath County
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- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hazeldell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lamkin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamkin is located in Comanche County
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- Bunyan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Erath County
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- Gustine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Selden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Selden is located in Erath County
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- Gentrys Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
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- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in Erath County
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- Duffau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Duffau is located in Erath County
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- Stephenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Downing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Downing is located in Comanche County
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- Fleming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fleming is located in Comanche County
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- Lingleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Erath County
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- Comanche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairy is located in Hamilton County
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- Newburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
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- Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Purves, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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