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 Big Island in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Island. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Island listed first.
- Holloway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Poland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
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- Egg Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
- Marksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Moreland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Fishville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville is located in Grant Parish
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- Alexandria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lavacco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lavacco is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Lamourie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
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- Mansura
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Acme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Era
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Era is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Glade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Lecompte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bordelonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinehart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
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- Cheneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moreauville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eva
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eva is located in Concordia Parish
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- Weil
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Weil is located in Rapides Parish
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- Parhams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Security
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Security is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Utility
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
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- Rapides
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
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 Island, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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