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 Metropolis in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Metropolis. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Metropolis listed first.
- Holly Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Oakley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Gilbert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sicily Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Leland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Fort Necessity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Como is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Enterprise is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Harrisonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newlight
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Rosefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosefield is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosefield
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waterproof
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goldman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Crowville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Aimwell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manifest
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Manifest is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manifest
- Trinity
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Chevey Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Holum
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holum is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holum
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 Metropolis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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