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 Speaks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Speaks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Speaks listed first.
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Morales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ezzell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Navidad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Navidad is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
- Sublime
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ganado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hallettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- El Toro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- El Toro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro
- Terryville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kinkler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
- Sweet Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wied
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inez
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Altair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Breslau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gleckler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Witting
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Witting is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
- Yoakum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stratton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stratton is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Moravia
(28 miles [45.1 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 Speaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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