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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, Whitson had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Whitson, with the one closest to Whitson listed first.

  • The Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • The Grove is located in Coryell County
  • Lime City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Lime City is located in Coryell County
  • McGregor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oglesby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oglesby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Oglesby is located in Coryell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <3>
  • Moffat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moffat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
  • Leon Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
  • Pendleton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
    • Pendleton is located in Bell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pendleton <3>
  • Eddy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bruceville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Mound
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
    • Mound is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mound <3>
  • Troy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Troy is located in Bell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
  • South Bosque
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bosque have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
    • South Bosque is located in McLennan County
  • Crawford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
    • Crawford is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <3>
  • Brookhaven
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookhaven. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
  • Blevins
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blevins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins
    • Blevins is located in Falls County
  • Osage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Coryell County
  • Hewitt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <3>
  • Ritchie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritchie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
    • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
  • Fort Gates
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
  • Temple
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Belfalls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfalls
    • Belfalls is located in Bell County
  • Mooreville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
    • Mooreville is located in Falls County
  • Coryell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coryell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Coryell is located in Coryell County
  • Belton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oenaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oenaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Oenaville is located in Bell County
  • Speegleville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Speegleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speegleville
    • Speegleville is located in McLennan County
  • Gatesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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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 Whitson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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