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 Spear in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Spear. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Spear listed first.
- College Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wellborn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bryan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harvey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Tunis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Merle ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Millican
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benchley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
- Kurten
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tabor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tabor is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Clay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Keith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keith is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Allen Farm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Mumford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Davidson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Iola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sutton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
- Lyons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
- Navasota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caldwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Spear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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