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 Old Athens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Old Athens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Old Athens listed first.
- Athens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Darley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Marsalis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Langston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Langston is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Taylor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mount Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Aycock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arizona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Dubberly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lisbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Blackburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Simsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcheat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcheat
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Buckhorn ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Webster Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Sparta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
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 Old Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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