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 New Light in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of New Light. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to New Light listed first.
- Mangham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Baskinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archibald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winnsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charlieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
- Crowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Necessity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lamar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Rayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Como
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Como is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Bee Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Bayou
- Girard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Girard is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Gilbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crew Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
- Holly Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bosco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Logtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Cuba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Corey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Corey is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey
- Columbia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Millhaven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Blankston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blankston is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankston
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 New Light, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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