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, Wilkins had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wilkins, with the one closest to Wilkins listed first.
- Gladewater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Mountain is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pritchett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Starrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hawkins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Browning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kilgore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Judson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Longview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bettie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Grice
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Diana
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Overton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pirtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elderville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Simpsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lindale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Swan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Wilkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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