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

  • Oak Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
  • Belmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Slayden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Slayden is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
  • Gonzales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Wrightsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Luling
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Leesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Harwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Fork
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
  • Kingsbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Lea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Smiley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hamon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamon is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamon
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Tilmon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
  • Cheapside
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Kokernot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
  • Waelder
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Seguin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Seguin is located in Guadalupe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seguin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,165 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seguin <2>
  • Nockenut
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Nockenut is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nockenut
  • Staples
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hochheim
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Nickel ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
  • Geronimo
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Westhoff
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Delhi
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Delhi is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi

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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