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

  • Shongaloo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plainfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Plainfield is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Millerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Millerton is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Dykesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
  • Horsehead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Horsehead is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Welcome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Welcome is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
  • Sarepta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Haynesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Blackburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish
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  • Brister
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Brister is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Macedonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Macedonia is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Cotton Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sharman is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Ware
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ware is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Gordon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish
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  • Carterville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Carterville is located in Bossier Parish
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  • Atlanta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlanta is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Redland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Redland is located in Bossier Parish
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  • Ivan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Ivan is located in Bossier Parish
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  • Calhoun
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Homer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
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  • Magnolia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia is located in Columbia County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,443 people
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  • Dorcheat
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dorcheat is located in Webster Parish
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  • Holly Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Springs is located in Claiborne Parish
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  • Spotville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spotville is located in Columbia County (AR)
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  • Bradley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
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  • Arkana
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Arkana is located in Bossier 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 Old Shongaloo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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