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

  • Chenango
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chenango is located in Brazoria County
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  • Brazoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oyster Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
  • Velasco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Velasco is located in Brazoria County
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  • Bonney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bonney is located in Brazoria County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Hinkles Ferry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hinkles Ferry is located in Brazoria County
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  • Liverpool
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quintana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Alvin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvin is located in Brazoria County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <2>
  • Arcadia
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Galveston County
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  • Arcola Junction
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
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  • Arcola
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Arcola is located in Fort Bend County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,775 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <2>
  • Duke
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
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  • Thompsons
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Caney
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Caney is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Pledger
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Van Pelt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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