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 Shirley Creek in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shirley Creek. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shirley Creek listed first.
- Ora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ora is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
- Etoile
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zana is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
- Chireno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macune
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macune is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
- Woden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Denning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Rockland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Lufkin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Swift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- San Augustine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keltys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keltys is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
- Ironosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
- Martinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Burke
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Clawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Brookeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nacogdoches
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colmesneil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Shirley Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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