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 Bell Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bell Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bell Ferry listed first.
- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Parkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Elon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Causey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snyder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Kilbourne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berea
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Trafalgar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Mer Rouge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
- Grand Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Fountain Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Bastrop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Scipio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Shelburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Pilcher Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Milo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milo is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
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 Bell Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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