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>
Averit itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Averit, with the one closest to Averit listed first.
- Indian Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Calhoun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Choudrant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forksville
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Downsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Cadeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Cedarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Nash ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Cheniere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
- D'Arbonne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Ruston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Lapine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Moselys Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- West Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Farmerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
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 Averit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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