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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Thornton had a population of 466 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Thornton had a population of 524 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Thornton, with the one closest to Thornton listed first.
- Kosse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groesbeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stranger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oletha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oletha is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
- Horn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Headsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Headsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Seale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
- McClanahan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Petteway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Petteway is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteway
- Bald Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Personville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bremond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Farrar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marlin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Battle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Nesbitt
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nesbitt is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
- Prairie Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riesel
(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 Thornton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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