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 Thomas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thomas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thomas listed first.
- Simpsonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Grice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bettie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- LaFayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stout
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pritchett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winnsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Titus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Coffeeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Sandy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Mountain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cason
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Purley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hawkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Diana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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 Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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