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

  • Egg Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Marksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Poland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Mansura
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moreauville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holloway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Cheneyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bordelonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lamourie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Loyd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Moreland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Lecompte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunkie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <2>
  • Evergreen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Hamburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Haas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Acme
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexandria
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Eola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
  • Red Fish
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • New Era
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Era is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Big Bend
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Simmesport
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)

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 David Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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