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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alexandria had a population of 2,861 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alexandria had a population of 45,573 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alexandria, with the one closest to Alexandria listed first.
- Pineville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rapides
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
- Lamourie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
- Crane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crane is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Holloway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
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- Boyce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Lecompte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fishville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elmer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hemphill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Egg Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hineston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheneyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cora is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Haas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Chopin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
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 Alexandria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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