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

  • Wise
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
    • Wise is located in Van Zandt County
  • Prairieville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
    • Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
  • Jackson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
  • Myrtle Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtle Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
    • Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
  • Roddy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
    • Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
  • Canton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
  • Wills Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Abner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
    • Abner is located in Kaufman County
  • Kemp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <4>
  • Edgewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Elmo is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <4>
  • Walton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
    • Walton is located in Van Zandt County
  • Martins Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
    • Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
  • Kaufman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Stubbs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stubbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
  • Tolosa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tolosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
    • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
  • Colfax
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
  • Payne Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
    • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Ben Wheeler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Wheeler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Wheeler
    • Ben Wheeler is located in Van Zandt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Wheeler <4>
  • Terrell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • McCoy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • McCoy is located in Kaufman County
  • Grand Saline
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Scurry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Pruitt
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
    • Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
  • Poetry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poetry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
  • Lawrence
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County

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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 Watkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<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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