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

  • Direct
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County
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  • Sumner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Emberson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
  • Maxey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maxey is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
  • Monkstown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County
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  • Chicota
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Powderly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Selfs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County
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  • Hinckley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Arthur City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • High
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • High is located in Lamar County
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  • Brookston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Telephone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Petty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ambia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ambia is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
  • Givens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Givens is located in Lamar County
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  • Elwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County
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  • Honey Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Reno
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Reno is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Lamasco
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
  • Noble
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Noble is located in Lamar County
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  • Roxton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Atlas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Atlas is located in Lamar County
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  • Duplex
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County
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  • Sylvan
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan

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 Ragtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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