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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fort Necessity had a population of 26 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Necessity, with the one closest to Fort Necessity listed first.

  • Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Gilbert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Winnsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
    • Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <3>
  • Enterprise
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Holly Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
    • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
  • Oakley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
  • Como
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Franklin Parish
  • Copenhagen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
    • Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Holum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holum
    • Holum is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Rosefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
  • Leland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Sicily Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Charlieville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
    • Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
  • Crowville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Mangham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Riverton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Harrisonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Baskinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Archibald
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archibald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archibald
    • Archibald is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archibald <3>
  • Corey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
    • Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Aimwell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Wildwood
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wildwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wildwood
    • From Fort Necessity to Wildwood
  • Newlight
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlight. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
    • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Newlight
    • From Fort Necessity to Newlight
  • Blankston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blankston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
    • Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Mount Pleasant
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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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 Fort Necessity, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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