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 Big Bend had a population of 101 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Big Bend, with the one closest to Big Bend listed first.
- Red Fish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
- Simmesport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Legonier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Merrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Bordelonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Odenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Red River Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
- Black Hawk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
- Moreauville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Smithland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Fort Adams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
- Artonish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Acme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Angola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kienstra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kienstra is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kienstra
- Mansura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cottonport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arnot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnot is located in Adams County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Marksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rowes Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Bougere
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
- Pinckneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Bayou Current
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Evergreen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Era
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Era is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
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 Big Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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