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 West Columbia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Columbia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Columbia listed first.
- Brazoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chenango
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkles Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hinkles Ferry is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkles Ferry
- Bonney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pledger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Velasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oyster Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsons
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Quintana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Liverpool
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Duke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Arcola Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crabb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabb
- Rosenberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wharton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 West Columbia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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