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, Whitman had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitman, with the one closest to Whitman listed first.
- William Penn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- William Penn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
- Graball ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Washington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brenham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Courtney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Farm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Phillipsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Hempstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Navasota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Millican
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gay Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mill Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Cochran
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Whitehall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fields Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Yarboro is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
- Somerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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 Whitman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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