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)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
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- Prairieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
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- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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- Myrtle Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Roddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
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- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wills Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
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- Kemp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Martins Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
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- Kaufman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Stubbs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
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- Tolosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
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- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
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- Payne Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Ben Wheeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Terrell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McCoy is located in Kaufman County
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- 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)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
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- Poetry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
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- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- 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. |
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