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, Wise had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Wise, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
- Prairieville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
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- Roddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Myrtle Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Springs
- Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kemp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Wills Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tolosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Walton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Martins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stubbs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Payne Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaufman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Ben Wheeler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Terrell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scurry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McCoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McCoy is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
- Grand Saline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Malakoff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Athens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
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 Wise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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