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 Downsville had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Downsville had a population of 129 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Downsville, with the one closest to Downsville listed first.
- Sibley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- D'Arbonne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Moselys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Cedarton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Averit ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Choudrant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Forksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Farmerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cheniere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Ruston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cadeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Shiloh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- West Monroe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Nash ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Lapine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Conway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
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 Downsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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