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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lake Providence had a population of 642 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lake Providence had a population of 3,347 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Providence, with the one closest to Lake Providence listed first.
- Tallula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shelburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
- Benham ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benham is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
- Brunett ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brunett is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunett
- Robertdale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Robertdale is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertdale
- Mayersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Arcadia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Arcadia is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Pilcher Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pilcher Point is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilcher Point
- Oak Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Onward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
- Floyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Chicot County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Kilbourne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in East Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Smedes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Egremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Egremont is located in Sharkey County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egremont
- Chotard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Allan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allan is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allan
- Brunswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brunswick is located in Warren County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Rolling Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lorenzen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grace
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grace is located in Issaquena County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Hampton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Lake Providence, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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