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 Rusk had a population of 1,383 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rusk had a population of 5,664 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rusk, with the one closest to Rusk listed first.
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weches
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Griffin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Douglass
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Alderbranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Selman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Neches
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Laneville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linn Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Troup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wells Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- San Pedro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Tadmor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bullard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Rusk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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