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>
William Penn itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from William Penn, with the one closest to William Penn listed first.
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Allen Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graball ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Millican
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Brenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Navasota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Courtney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Courtney is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Quarry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
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- Merle ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Somerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wellborn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Phillipsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Sempronius ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sempronius is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sempronius
- Lyons
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kenney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Buckhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Hempstead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Yarboro is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
- Burton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 William Penn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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