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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waelder had a population of 388 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Waelder had a population of 1,155 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waelder, with the one closest to Waelder listed first.

  • Sandy Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Colony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
    • Colony is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Colony
    • From Waelder to Colony
  • Jeddo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeddo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jeddo
    • From Waelder to Jeddo
  • Cistern
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nickel ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
    • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Delhi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatonia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moulton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • String Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for String Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
    • String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
  • Praha
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gonzales
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Slayden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
    • Slayden is located in Gonzales County
  • Muldoon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stellar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stellar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
    • Stellar is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stellar
    • From Waelder to Stellar
  • Tilmon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
    • Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Tilmon
    • From Waelder to Tilmon
  • Kokernot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kokernot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokernot
    • Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Kokernot
    • From Waelder to Kokernot
  • Engle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Taylorsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Witting
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
    • Witting is located in Lavaca County
  • Hamon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Moravia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Red Rock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Freyburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freyburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freyburg
    • Freyburg is located in Fayette County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Freyburg
    • From Waelder to Freyburg
  • Luling
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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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 Waelder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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