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 Watson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Blanket
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Comanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zephyr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- May
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Downing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downing is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Sipe Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
- Fleming
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Ricker ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ricker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
- Duster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duster is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
- Brownwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Priddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gustine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Proctor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- De Leon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mullin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
- Hazeldell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
- Gorman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Thrifty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Bangs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Highland is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Victor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Victor is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Pioneer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Cross Cut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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