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 in 1895, Lamar had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lamar, with the one closest to Lamar listed first.
- Crowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baskinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Delhi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Altoona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altoona is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Tendal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- Mangham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winnsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Bayou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Bayou
- Archibald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Newlight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Quebec
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quebec is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
- Rayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alto
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Gilbert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Girard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Tallulah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Charlieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
- Lums
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lums is located in Madison Parish
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- Crew Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
- Fort Necessity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newellton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- King
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- King is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Barnes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
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 Lamar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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