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 Winter Hill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Winter Hill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Winter Hill listed first.
- Douglass
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Douglass is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglass <2>
- Looneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Redfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Nacogdoches
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacogdoches
- Nacogdoches is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,461 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nacogdoches <2>
- Linn Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Wells is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <2>
- Appleby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Pollok
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollok
- Pollok is located in Angelina County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollok <2>
- Alto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <2>
- Clawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Glenfawn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Fitze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Mount Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Enterprise
- Mount Enterprise is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Enterprise <2>
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Keltys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Woden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woden
- Woden is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woden <2>
- Swift
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Laneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Laneville is located in Rusk County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laneville <2>
- Rusk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Rusk is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <2>
- Lufkin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <2>
- Garrison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <2>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nacogdoches County: www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Winter Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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. |