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 Hessmer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Hessmer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Hessmer listed first.
- Mansura
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
- Bunkie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moreauville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cheneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Eola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Bordelonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Loyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Morrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Red Fish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
- Lecompte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barbreck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
- Big Cane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Lamourie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
- Whiteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Simmesport
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Big Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Boretta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Dubuisson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Odenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Legonier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Moreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
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 Hessmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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