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 Springfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Springfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Springfield listed first.
- Mexia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tehuacana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- Cotton Gin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Groesbeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wortham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Frosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosa
- Personville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Personville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Personville
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rodney is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Thornton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Luna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luna is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Prairie Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pursley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
- Farrar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Farrar is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Richland is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Fairfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Dew
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dew is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew
- Mart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oletha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Oletha is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
- Purdon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard
(22 miles [35.4 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 Springfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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