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, Scranton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

Nimrod ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
Putnam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <2>
Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
Romney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Romney is located in Eastland County
Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Plains <2>
Pioneer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
Belle Plain ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 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
Rising Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star
- Rising Star is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising Star <2>
Carbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
Baird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Baird is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baird <2>
Cross Cut
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
Eastland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastland
- Eastland is located in Eastland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,864 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastland <2>
Gunsight ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
- Gunsight is located in Stephens County
Burkett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkett
- Burkett is located in Coleman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkett <2>
Olden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Olden is located in Eastland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olden <2>
Sipe Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
May
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
Clyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Clyde is located in Callahan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
Eolian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
- Eolian is located in Stephens County
Gorman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <2>
Wayland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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
Ranger
(27 miles [43.5 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 <2>
Duster
(28 miles [45.1 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
Tiffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Tiffin is located in Eastland County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Scranton, 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.