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

  • Greenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Slidell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Decatur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony
  • Herman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Herman is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
  • Rosston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alvord
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Forestburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bolivar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bolivar is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Drop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Drop is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
  • Krum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Krum is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <2>
  • Paradise
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Era
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bridgeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
  • Hardy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Hardy is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
  • Chico
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Rhome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Sanger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Sunset
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Justin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottondale
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottondale is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Keeter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Keeter is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeter
  • Dye
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Dye is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
  • Denton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Valley View
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Salona
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Salona is located in Montague County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona

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 Sycamore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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