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 Richards in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Richards. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Richards listed first.
- Apolonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apolonia is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
- Dacus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dacus is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
- Roans Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bath is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Stoneham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stoneham is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yarboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yarboro is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
- Bedias
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Keith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keith is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Navasota
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- New Waverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Iola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millican
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Courtney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Willis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Farm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Graball ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Phelps
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Phelps is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Egypt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Conroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Wellborn
(27 miles [43.5 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 Richards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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