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T O W N S   &   C O M M U N I T I E S

Over the years, quite a few names of different towns and communities have appeared on Robertson County maps.  For the many populated places that still exist, the names are familiar.  Since some towns and communities have been renamed, previous names may not sound so familiar.  Still other towns and communities have moved or vanished from present-day maps.  Below is the beginning of an attempt to identify all towns and communities that have existed in Robertson County.  Additions/corrections are welcome at William Kent Brunette.

Several communities have taken on the names of nearby churches (& vice versa). If the community you're looking for may have also been the name of a local church, go to Robertson County Historic Churches.

Name Latitude/Longitude
(deg min sec)
Links/Sources TopoZone
Maps
Closest Towns/
Communities
Acorn 31 06 19 N / - 96 23 02 W HTO1, HTO2, PO, HRC TopoZone Franklin E/Ridge (Easterly)
Aline   PO TopoZone  
Astin 30 42 24 N / - 96 33 47 W   TopoZone Mumford SE
Bald Prairie 31 13 24 N / - 96 25 57 W HTO, PO, HRC TopoZone Bald Prairie
Barton 30 55 11 N / - 96 42 41 W   TopoZone Calvert SW/Brazos River
Beck Prairie 31 05 53 N / - 96 35 48 W HRC TopoZone Owensville NE/Bremond (Nesbitt)
Benchley 30 44 54 N / - 96 27 30 W HTO, PO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Hearne S/Bryan
Black Jack 30 53 18 N / - 96 31 41 W   TopoZone Hearne E/Wheelock
Boone Prairie   HTO TopoZone Owensville NE/Bald Prairie 
Box Quarters   HTO TopoZone Calvert/Walnut Creek
Bremond 31 09 54 N / - 96 40 36 W HTO, WS, PO, HRC, WS2, WS3 TopoZone Bremond
Brown Springs   HRC TopoZone Hearne
Calvert 30 58 40 N / - 96 40 25 W HTO, WS, PO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Calvert
Calvert Junction 30 56 31 N / - 96 44 14 W   TopoZone Calvert SW/Brazos River
Camp Creek     TopoZone New Baden SE
Chapel Hill 31 00 01 N / - 96 35 35 W   TopoZone Franklin W/Calvert
Coal Branch   HRC TopoZone Bald Prairie S/Easterly (Cole Branch)
Cole Branch   HRC TopoZone Bald Prairie S/Easterly
Devil's Jump   HRC TopoZone by Navasota River, near Leon/Madison line
Dunn's Fort 30 51 53 N / - 96 25 43 W HM, HRC TopoZone Wheelock W
Durant   PO TopoZone  
Easterly 31 06 19 N / - 96 23 02 W HTO1, HTO2, PO, HRC TopoZone Franklin E/Ridge (Easterly)
Eaton 30 58 22 N / - 96 20 22 W HTO, PO, HRC TopoZone Franklin SE/OSR
Elliott 30 57 13 N / - 96 34 06 W HTO, PO, WS TopoZone Hearne NE/Franklin
Elm Grove 31 03 21 N / - 96 21 51 W RCWS TopoZone New Baden SE/Camp Creek
Elmo     TopoZone Elliott/Calvert
Englewood 31 02 11 N / - 96 28 00 W GTRC, PO, HRC TopoZone Franklin E/New Baden
Five Points 30 51 03 N / - 96 30 16 W   TopoZone Black Jack S/Benchley
Franklin 31 01 33 N / - 96 29 06 W HTO, WS, PO, HRRC TopoZone Franklin
Glass   HM TopoZone Hearne SW/Mumford
Goodland 30 52 55 N / - 96 40 04 W HTO TopoZone Calvert SW/Brazos River
Grant's Prairie     TopoZone  
Grayson's Crossing   HRC  TopoZone on Navasota River, near Leon/Limestone line
Hammond 31 05 42 N / - 96 42 49 W HTO, PO, HRC TopoZone Calvert N/Bremond
Hayes   HTO, PO TopoZone Owensville NE/Bald Prairie (Boone Prairie)
Headsville 31 15 40 N / - 96 29 44 W HTO, PO TopoZone Bremond E/Marquez
Heard's Prairie 31 11 04 N / - 96 32 16 W HTO, HRRC TopoZone Owensville NE (Petteway)
Hearne 30 52 42 N / - 96 35 34 W HTO, WS1, WS2, PO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Hearne
Henry Prairie 30 57 45 N / - 96 27 32 W HRC TopoZone Franklin S/Wheelock
Hogg 31 08 37 N / - 96 41 15 W   TopoZone Bremond SW/Hwy. 6
Holly 31 08 43 N / - 96 19 18 W HTO, HRC TopoZone Easterly E/Marquez (Ridge)
Holly Springs 31 08 43 N / - 96 19 18 W HTO, HRC TopoZone Easterly E/Marquez (Ridge)
Hoxie Chapel   HRC TopoZone Easterly/New Baden
Irish Town   GTRC, HM TopoZone Benchley E on OSR (Stagger's Point)
Kirkpatrickville 31 06 19 N / - 96 23 02 W HTO1, HTO2, PO, HRC TopoZone Easterly E/Ridge
Lake 31 06 19 N / - 96 23 02 W HTO1, HTO2, PO, HRC TopoZone Easterly E/Ridge
Lake Station 31 06 19 N / - 96 23 02 W HTO1, HTO2, PO, HRC TopoZone Easterly E/Ridge
Lewis    HM TopoZone Hearne SW/Gause near Brazos River
Little Brazos   PO TopoZone near Little Brazos River
Little Mississippi 31 03 45 N / - 96 33 11 W HTO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Owensville W/Calvert
Marvin 30 54 52 N / - 96 42 10 W   TopoZone Calvert SW/Brazos River
Morgan 31 01 33 N / - 96 29 06 W HTO, WS TopoZone Franklin
Mount Pleasant 31 01 22 N / - 96 25 23 W HRC TopoZone Franklin SE
Mount Vernon 31 01 18 N / - 96 36 02 W GTRC, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Owensville W/Calvert
Mumford 30 44 03 N / - 96 33 53 W HTO, PO, HRC, WS TopoZone Hearne/Caldwell
Nesbitt 31 05 53 N / - 96 35 48 W  PO, HRC TopoZone Owensville NE/Bremond
New Baden 31 03 03 N / - 96 25 44 W HTO, HRC, PO TopoZone Franklin E/Easterly
Nicholas 30 46 56 N / - 96 35 40 W HTO TopoZone Hearne SW/Mumford
Old Franklin   GTRC, HTO, PO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Franklin E
Owensville 31 04 22 N / - 96 31 09 W GTRC, PO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Owensville
Petteway 31 11 04 N / - 96 32 16 W HTO, PO, HRC TopoZone Owensville NE
Phillipsburg   PO TopoZone near New Baden
Pin Oak     TopoZone Old Franklin/Henry Prairie
Post Oak 31 11 04 N / - 96 32 16 W HTO TopoZone Owensville NE (Petteway)
Rhodes Chapel   HRC TopoZone Bremond/Hammond
Red Top 30 45 20.7 N / - 96 27 03.9 W HRC, HRRC TopoZone Benchley E on OSR (Stagger's Point)
Ridge 31 08 43 N / - 96 19 18 W HTO, PO, HRC TopoZone Easterly E/Marquez (Ridge)
Rose Hill     TopoZone Nesbitt SW
Round Prairie 31 17 45 N / - 96 21 51 W   TopoZone Seale S
Salter 31 02 04 N / - 96 44 42 W   TopoZone Calvert NW
Seale 31 18 47 N / - 96 22 21 W HTO, PO TopoZone Round Prairie N
Seger 30 55 16 N / - 96 37 23 W   TopoZone Hearne N/Calvert
Shiloh 30 57 37 N / - 96 18 16 W HRC TopoZone Franklin SE/OSR
Staggers Point 30 45 20.7 N / - 96 27 03.9 W GTRC, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Benchley E on OSR
Sterling 30 59 05 N / - 96 42 26 W GTRC, HTO, HRC TopoZone Calvert W
Sutton 30 49 16 N / - 96 31 47 W HTO, PO, HRC TopoZone Hearne S/Benchley
Sutton's Station    HM, PO, HRRC TopoZone Hearne S/Benchley (Sutton)
Sycamore Crossing   HRC  TopoZone on Navasota River, near Leon/Limestone line
Tatsie 30 47 36 N / - 96 36 07 W   TopoZone Hearne SW/Mumford
Tatsie Crossing 30 48 03 N / - 96 35 23 W   TopoZone Hearne SW/Mumford
Tidwell 31 05 23 N / - 96 39 26 W HTO, HRC TopoZone Nesbitt NW/Hammond
Tidwell Prairie 31 05 23 N / - 96 39 26 W HTO, HRC TopoZone Nesbitt NW/Hammond
Tinnanville  (three different spellings) HTO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Wheelock E on OSR
Tinnenville   HTO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Wheelock E on OSR
Tinnonville   HTO, HRC, HRRC TopoZone Wheelock E on OSR
Una 30 57 13 N / - 96 34 06 W HTO, PO TopoZone Hearne NW/Franklin (Elliott)
Valley Junction 30 50 30 N / - 96 38 15 W PO TopoZone Hearne W/Gause 
Volney   PO TopoZone  
Walnut   HRC  TopoZone Bremond E/Headsville
Wheelock 30 53 51 N / - 96 23 23 W HTO, TE, PO, HRC, HRRC, WS TopoZone Wheelock
White Rock 31 13 11 N / - 96 33 17 W HRC TopoZone Bremond E/Headsville
Willow Creek 31 17 10 N / - 96 26 10 W PO TopoZone Headsville E/Seale
Woodland   HM, PO   Headsville E/Seale (Willow Creek)
Wootan   PO   Bremond SW/Hammond
Wootan Wells 31 08 17 N / - 96 43 11 W GTRC, HTO, PO, HRC, HRRC, WS TopoZone Bremond W

Nearby In Neighboring Counties
 

Fort Henderson   HTO TopoZone  
Fort Sullivan   HTO TopoZone Calvert/Cameron
Fort Tenoxtitlan   HTO TopoZone Caldwell
Macey   HTO TopoZone OSR/Brazos County
Mudville 30 40 49 N / - 96 33 03 W HTO TopoZone Bryan
Nashville   HTO TopoZone Hearne/Gause
Port Sullivan 30 51 57 N / - 96 41 43 W HTO TopoZone Calvert/Cameron
Rye 30 43 45 N / - 96 29 24 W   TopoZone Benchley
Sneed Chapel   HTO TopoZone Calvert/Cameron
Steele's Store 30 40 49 N / - 96 33 03 W HTO TopoZone Bryan

GTRC - Ghost Towns Of Robertson County, HTO - Handbook Of Texas Online, WS - Website
HRRC - Historical Recollections Of Robertson County, by Richard Denny Parker, HRC - History Of Robertson County, by John Walter Baker
PO - Post Offices Of Robertson County, RCWS - Robertson County TXGenWeb site, OSR - Old San Antonio Road, HM - Historic Maps
 

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