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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>

While we didn't find Royder in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Royder. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Royder listed first.

  • Wellborn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • College Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Millican
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Harvey is located in Brazos County
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  • Clay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Allen Farm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Merle ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Merle is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
  • Bryan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bryan is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
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  • Tunis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Tunis is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
  • Independence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • William Penn ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • William Penn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
  • Keith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keith is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Navasota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Benchley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Benchley is located in Robertson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
  • Tabor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tabor is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Lyons
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Anderson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Kurten
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cooks Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
  • Davidson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Davidson is located in Burleson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
  • Quarry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Quarry is located in Washington County
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  • Gay Hill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
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  • Whitman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Whitman is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
  • Graball ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Graball is located in Washington County
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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 Royder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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