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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 Sharp in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sharp. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sharp listed first.

  • San Gabriel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • San Gabriel is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Gabriel
  • Davilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Laneport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Laneport is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport
  • Buckholts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Thorndale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Minerva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Minerva is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
  • Vilas
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Rockdale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Donahoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Donahoe is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahoe
  • Cameron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rogers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Bartlett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Hicks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hicks is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Milano
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ben Arnold
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
  • Holland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Granger
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Circleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Circleville is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Taylor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <2>
  • Cyclone
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cyclone is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
  • Tanglewood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
  • Heidenheimer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hanover
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hanover is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Maysfield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Burlington
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Little River
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Sharp, 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.