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 Westwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Westwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Pierce Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Jeanetta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeanetta is located in Harris County
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- Stafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Piney Point Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <2>
- Magnolia Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Sugar Land
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
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- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arcola Junction is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola Junction
- Addicks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Addicks is located in Harris County
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- Clodine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
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- Red Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
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- Thompsons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harlem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Crabb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crabb is located in Fort Bend County
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- Sandy Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Westfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield is located in Harris County
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- Richmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Alvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Foster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Foster is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
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 Westwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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