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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 Castor Plunge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Castor Plunge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Castor Plunge listed first.

  • Elmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Melder
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Weil
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Milford ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Milford is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Crane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crane is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Hineston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Moreland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Alexandria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rapides
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
  • Lamourie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
  • Hemphill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Pineville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lecompte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairmount
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
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  • Cora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cora is located in Vernon Parish
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  • Loyd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Poland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Lena
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Cheneyville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mora
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Egg Bend
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Holloway
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Hicks
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
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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 Castor Plunge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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