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

  • Bristol
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bristol is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Ferris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Seagoville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Palmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Crandall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilmer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kleberg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
  • Scurry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rylie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rylie is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
  • Hutchins
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ennis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Boyce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyce is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
  • Kaufman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Red Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sterrett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
  • Alma
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Alma is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Forney
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Stubbs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
  • Waxahachie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • DeSoto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Rice
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Rice is located in Navarro County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <2>
  • Kemp
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <2>
  • Lawrence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Ovilla
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Walnut Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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