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, Sandusky had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Sandusky, with the one closest to Sandusky listed first.
- Gordonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Basin Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Balm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Balm is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Cedar Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sadler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Callisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Steedham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Coesfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Southmayd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbine is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
- Collinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Preston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Sherman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Tioga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elm View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elm View is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm View
- Denison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 Sandusky, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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