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, Rapides had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rapides, with the one closest to Rapides listed first.
- Weil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weil is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crane is located in Rapides Parish
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- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Colfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemphill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Elmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fishville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fishville is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Hineston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Melder
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chopin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
- Lamourie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
- Lecompte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Gorum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Poland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Iatt
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Iatt is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt
- Cloutierville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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 Rapides, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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