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, Mer Rouge had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Mer Rouge had a population of 534 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Mer Rouge, with the one closest to Mer Rouge listed first.
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Bastrop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Doss ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doss is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Causey ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
- Bonita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ouachita City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
- De Siard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Siard
- Elon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Crew Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
- Girard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Girard is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Rayville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bee Bayou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Bayou
- Sicard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
- Millhaven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Floyd
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Floyd is located in West Carroll Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Oak Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colsons ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colsons is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colsons
- West Monroe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Parkdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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 Mer Rouge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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