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 in 1895, Grand Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Grand Lake, with the one closest to Grand Lake listed first.
- Hackberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish
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- Lake Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Charles
- Lake Charles is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Charles <3>
- Westlake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <3>
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Cameron Parish
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- Chloe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Edgerly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerly
- Edgerly is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Iowa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Vinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
- Grand Chenier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Chenier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Chenier
- Grand Chenier is located in Cameron Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Chenier <3>
- Echo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Orange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Orange County (TX)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <3>
- Johnsons Bayou
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnsons Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Bayou
- Johnsons Bayou is located in Cameron Parish
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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 Grand Lake, 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. |