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 Smithville had a population of 616 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Smithville had a population of 4,664 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Smithville, with the one closest to Smithville listed first.
- Alum Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Stellar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- West Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Hills Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Plum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
- Bastrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cistern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- String Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Muldoon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Paige
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jeddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- O'Quinn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
- Red Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Giddings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Grange
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sayersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Delhi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- McDade
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Nechanitz
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nechanitz is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nechanitz
- Freyburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
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 Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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