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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Poland had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Poland, with the one closest to Poland listed first.

  • Egg Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Lamourie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
  • Moreland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Lecompte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Loyd
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Cheneyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Marksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexandria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Haas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Bunkie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
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  • Mansura
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Holloway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Eola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Evergreen
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottonport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Moreauville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Weil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Weil is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Melder
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hamburg
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bordelonville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Rapides
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
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  • Elmer
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Fishville
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Fishville is located in Grant Parish
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  • Barbreck
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Barbreck is located in Saint Landry 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 Poland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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