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 Gills Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gills Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gills Ferry listed first.
- D'Arbonne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Cedarton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Downsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Moselys Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselys Bluff
- Vienna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Hico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Choudrant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Ruston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averit
- Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Point is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
- Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
- Spearsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
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 Gills Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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