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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harris. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Butler ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Lake End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake End is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake End
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coushatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Pelican
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Timon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Timon is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timon
- Marthaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grappes Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grappes Bluff is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grappes Bluff
- Oxford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Robeline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campti
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Carmel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carmel is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bayou Scie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Scie is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Scie
- Victoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Provencal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Natchitoches
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lula
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lula is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Howard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Clarence
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Many
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vowells Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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