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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 Monroe in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Monroe. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.

  • Colsons ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Colsons is located in Union Parish
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  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ouachita City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • Farmerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Moselys Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Moselys Bluff is located in Union Parish
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  • Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Point is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • De Siard
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • De Siard is located in Ouachita Parish
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  • Conway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Conway is located in Union Parish
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  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland is located in Union Parish
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  • Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
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  • Downsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bastrop
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cherry Ridge ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in Union Parish
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  • D'Arbonne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
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  • Lapile
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lapile is located in Union County (AR)
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  • Clayton ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Clayton is located in Union Parish
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  • West Monroe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Cheniere
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cheniere is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheniere
  • Monroe
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
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  • Doss ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Doss is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Cedarton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
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  • Sibley
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
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  • Calhoun
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Forksville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Forksville is located in Ouachita Parish
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  • Sicard
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
  • Cleora ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
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  • Causey ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
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  • Shiloh
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh is located in Union Parish
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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 Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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