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 in 1895, Bear Creek had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Bear Creek, with the one closest to Bear Creek listed first.
- Bienville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparta is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Mount Lebanon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Blume
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blume is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
- Gibsland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Burkplace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Burkplace is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Simsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brown is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Saline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marsalis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Sugar Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Dubberly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Knowles was located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Pine Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Ruston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aycock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buckhorn was located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Armistead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Armistead is also located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
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 Bear Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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