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 Willman in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willman. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willman listed first.
- Upton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upton
- String Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- Stellar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stellar
- Hills Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Cistern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Smithville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeddo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Alum Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Delhi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bastrop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Muldoon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Waelder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Quinn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Quinn
- Dale
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tilmon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilmon
- Sandy Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Flatonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Serbin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serbin
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 Willman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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