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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Robards had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • San Antonio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wetmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Kirby
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
  • Withers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Withers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers
  • Converse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bergs Mill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bergs Mill is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergs Mill
  • Selma
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bracken
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bracken is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
  • Van Raub
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Raub is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Raub
  • Macdona
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sayers
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sayers is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayers
  • Cibolo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Anhalt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Anhalt is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anhalt
  • Von Ormy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Earle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Earle is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
  • Corbyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Corbyn is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbyn
  • Saint Hedwig
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Boerne
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Atascosa
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elmendorf
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithson Valley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Smithson Valley is located in Comal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Valley
  • Castroville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Bexar
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bexar is located in Bexar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar
  • Marion
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <2>

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