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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van listed first.
- Pruitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Garden Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Ben Wheeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Sylvan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Martins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Grand Saline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brownsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Swan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chandler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Murchison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Quitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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