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 Damascus in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Damascus. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Damascus listed first.
- Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Village is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Spotville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spotville is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spotville
- Mount Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Laughlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laughlin is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Shuler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shuler is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuler
- Atlanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Atlanta is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Milner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milner was located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Lisbon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- McNeil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brister is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brister
- Three Creeks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Three Creeks is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Creeks
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- College Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- College Hill is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Troy is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Ware
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ware is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Macedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Horsehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Wesson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wesson is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson
- Elliott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elliott is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waldo is also located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <2>
- Gordon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Woodlawn ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn was located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lufra ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lufra was located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufra
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 Damascus, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |