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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>

While we didn't find Harris Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harris Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harris Ferry listed first.

  • Poland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
  • Egg Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
  • Lamourie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
  • Lecompte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Loyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
  • Cheneyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Moreland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Marksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Haas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
  • Bunkie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <2>
  • Mansura
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pineville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
  • Evergreen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Holloway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
  • Cottonport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moreauville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Weil
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
  • Hamburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bordelonville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Melder
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Rapides
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
  • Barbreck
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
  • Morrow
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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 Harris Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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