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 Kent in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Kent. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Kent listed first.
- Alexandria
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weil
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weil is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
- Moreland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Rapides
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
- Lamourie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
- Crane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crane is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Boyce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Milford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Milford is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Lecompte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Melder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
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- Loyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Fishville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Hemphill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
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- Hineston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Egg Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
- Cheneyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colfax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cora is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Haas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Marksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chopin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
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 Kent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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