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 Afton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Afton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Afton listed first.
- New Carthage ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Carthage was located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
- King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- King is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Thomastown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Barnes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Lums
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lums is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums
- Mound
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mound is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Tallulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Newellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Quebec
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quebec is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Port was located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
- Ashly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ashly is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
- Yokena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yokena is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokena
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Warrenton is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Millikens Bend ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millikens Bend was located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millikens Bend
- Grand Gulf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tendal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tendal is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Newlight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Stout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Ingleside
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Omega
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Omega is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Waverly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is also located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Vicksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oaklawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Claiborne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Lamar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
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 Afton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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