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 Rayville had a population of 366 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rayville had a population of 3,436 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rayville, with the one closest to Rayville listed first.
- Girard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Girard is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Bee Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bee Bayou is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Bayou
- Holly Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Crew Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crew Lake is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crew Lake
- Archibald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alto is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Oak Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mangham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baskinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baskinton is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskinton
- Millhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millhaven is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Charlieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlieville is located in Richland Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlieville
- Doss ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Doss is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Delhi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Sicard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sicard is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicard
- Altoona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Cleora ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Crowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Waverly is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Logtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logtown is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Winnsboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mer Rouge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tendal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tendal is located in Madison Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
- West Monroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
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 Rayville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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