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 Watterson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watterson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watterson listed first.
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- String Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Upton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- Hills Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Taylorsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Bastrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Delhi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Alum Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Jeddo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Lytton Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton Springs
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cistern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Tilmon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Stellar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Sayersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
- Lockhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Webberville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Dunlap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Sandy Fork
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Waelder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Watterson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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