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 Bell City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bell City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bell City listed first.
- Iowa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Chloe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Lake Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Westlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Chenier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mermentau
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hackberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Bell City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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