Towns & Communities

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

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