RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Brown County >> Ricker >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas

The Commemorative Quarter for Texas





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>

Ricker itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ricker, with the one closest to Ricker listed first.

  • Brownwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
    • Brownwood is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <3>
  • Zephyr
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Blanket
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
    • Indian Creek is located in Brown County
  • Bangs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
    • Bangs is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <3>
  • Thrifty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
    • Thrifty is located in Brown County
  • Mullin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Trickham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • Former name for Trickham:
    • Trick'em
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
    • Regency is located in Mills County
  • May
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
    • May is located in Brown County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
  • Sidney
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
    • Sidney is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
  • Milburn
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
    • Milburn is located in McCulloch County
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
  • Comanche
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Anna
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Priddy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Newburg
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
  • Big Valley
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
  • Goldthwaite
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cross Cut
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
  • Fleming
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
    • Fleming is located in Comanche County
  • Burkett
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rising Star
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Sipe Springs
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • Rockwood
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Richland Springs
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richland Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
    • Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <3>
  • Indian Gap
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
    • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Ricker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 Ricker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 25 Mar 2025