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 Gum Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gum Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gum Ridge listed first.
- Big Cane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Morrow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dubuisson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Whiteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Boretta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Barbreck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
- Moreauville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bunkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Palmetto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Fish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
- Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Odenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Mansura
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bayou Current
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Simmesport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Legonier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Bordelonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marksville
(17 miles [27.4 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 Gum Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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