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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Wells Creek had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wells Creek, with the one closest to Wells Creek listed first.
- Palestine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Neches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cronin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alderbranch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montalba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkhart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fosterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Long Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackfoot
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Butler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grapeland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Larissa ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Larissa is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
- Fincastle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Bethel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Augusta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Rusk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Selman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- San Pedro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
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 Wells Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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