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 Turtle Bayou had a population of 77 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Turtle Bayou, with the one closest to Turtle Bayou listed first.
- Anahuac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wallisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Double Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moss Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Belvieu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bayou
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ames
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felicia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felicia is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Smith Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- China
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Crosby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sour Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Pine Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman
(28 miles [45.1 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 Turtle Bayou, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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