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 Waco had a population of 14,445 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waco had a population of 141,377 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- East Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bosqueville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ritchie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
- Hewitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Speegleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Downs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elm Mott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Bosque
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bosque is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
- Rosenthal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gholson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Patrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- China Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golinda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Golinda is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Axtell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Riesel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Battle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
- Bruceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGregor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crawford
(17 miles [27.4 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 Waco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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