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 Gilark in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gilark. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gilark listed first.
- Minden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcheat
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dubberly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Doyline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Langston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Holly Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bellevue is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Haughton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cotton Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Blackburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Gibsland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
- Armistead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Armistead is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armistead
- Mount Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Bodcau
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bodcau is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcau
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sarepta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dykesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- Marsalis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Shongaloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Gilark, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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