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

  • Emory
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yantis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Divide
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Divide is located in Hopkins County
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  • Alba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tazewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tazewell is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Reilly Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reilly Springs is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Springs
  • Lone Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Golden
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coke
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coke is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
  • Black Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Como
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <2>
  • Sulphur Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Grand Saline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Quitman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgeway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Edgewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Pickton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Mineola
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Campbell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixon
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Wieland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Wieland is located in Hunt County
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  • Wills Point
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Forest
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Forest is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest

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 Shotgun Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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