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 Woodsboro in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Woodsboro. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Woodsboro listed first.

• Refugio
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Refugio is located in Refugio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refugio
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Refugio <2>
• Blanconia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanconia is located in Bee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanconia
  • Former names for Blanconia:
  • Dark Corners
  • Pull Tight
• Papalote
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Papalote is located in Bee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papalote
• Sinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sinton is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinton <2>
• Lamar
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Lamar is located in Aransas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
• Gregory
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>
• Rockport
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockport is located in Aransas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <2>
• Fulton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton is located in Aransas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
• Skidmore
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Skidmore is located in Bee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skidmore <2>
• Portland
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Portland is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
• Berclair
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Berclair is located in Goliad County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berclair <2>
• Aransas Pass
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aransas Pass is located in Aransas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aransas Pass
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aransas Pass <2>
• Beeville
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Beeville is located in Bee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beeville <2>
• Viola
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Viola is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola