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 Wilmot in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilmot. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilmot listed first.
- Parkdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jones
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bonita
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kilbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Snyder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Causey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- 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
- Grand Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Pilcher Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Mer Rouge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shelburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Lake Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Hill
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Scipio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
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 Wilmot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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