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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, Romney had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Nimrod ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Carbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <3>
  • Scranton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Eastland County
  • Cisco
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
  • Rising Star
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Pioneer is located in Eastland County
  • Eastland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Plains
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sipe Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
  • Cottonwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
    • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
  • Gorman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
    • Gorman is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <3>
  • Putnam
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Cut
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
    • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
  • Olden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • May
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Duster
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
  • Ranger
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
    • Ranger is located in Eastland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <3>
  • Burkett
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Sidney
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Desdemona
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Tiffin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
    • Tiffin is located in Eastland County
  • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
    • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
  • De Leon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Victor
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Erath County
  • Wayland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County

The official website for Eastland County: www.eastlandcountytexas.com/

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 Romney, 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.




 

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