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 Sylvester in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sylvester. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sylvester listed first.
- Roby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
- Roby is located in Fisher County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
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- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Neinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hitson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Eskota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Claytonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claytonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
- Claytonville is located in Fisher County
- Trent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
- Trent is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <3>
- Sweetwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <3>
- Anson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Anson is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <3>
- Hobbs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Merkel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merkel
- Merkel is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merkel <3>
- Roscoe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Roscoe is located in Nolan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
- Aspermont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspermont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
- Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <3>
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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 Sylvester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |