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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, Roland had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Weston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Melissa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rhea Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • McKinney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Anna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Celina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Altoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Elmont is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
  • Princeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Alstyne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Allen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Verona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Verona is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
  • Sedalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Parvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Lucas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lucas is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
  • Farmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Farmington is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Lebanon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Blue Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cannon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cannon is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Mustang
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mustang is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Elm View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Elm View is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
  • Parker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Fayburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Fayburg is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayburg
  • Navo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Navo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
  • Howe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Roland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.