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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, Sandy Fork had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Harwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Waelder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Delhi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Slayden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
    • Slayden is located in Gonzales County
  • Jeddo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jeddo
    • From Sandy Fork to Jeddo
  • Tilmon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
    • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tilmon
    • From Sandy Fork to Tilmon
  • Gonzales
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Luling
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Nickel ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
    • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Cistern
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • String Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for String Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
    • String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
  • Taylorsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Colony
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Colony
    • From Sandy Fork to Colony
  • Oak Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Forest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oak Forest
    • From Sandy Fork to Oak Forest
  • Moulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Flatonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Dale is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <2>
  • Belmont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Kokernot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kokernot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kokernot
    • From Sandy Fork to Kokernot
  • Red Rock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lockhart
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Lea
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lea
    • Prairie Lea is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Lea <2>
  • Praha
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Stellar
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stellar
    • From Sandy Fork to Stellar

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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 Sandy Fork, 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.
<3>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.
<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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