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

  • Derry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Derry is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Cypress
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cypress is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Gorum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cloutierville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kisatchie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kisatchie is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Mora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chopin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chopin is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Bermuda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bermuda is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Bellwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bellwood is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Montgomery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Provencal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Provencal is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
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  • Lena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Victoria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Victoria is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Vowells Mill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Vowells Mill is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Simpson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Maurice
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Natchitoches
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mount Zion
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Zion is located in Winn Parish
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  • Colfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Corleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
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  • Robeline
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Robeline is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
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  • Walnut Hill
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
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  • Fairmount
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
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  • Trichell
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Trichell is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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  • Clarence
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Clarence is also located in Natchitoches Parish
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
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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 Red Dirt, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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