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 Ruby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ruby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ruby listed first.
- Poland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Egg Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
- Lamourie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Lecompte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Marksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cheneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holloway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Mansura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Bunkie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Moreauville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bordelonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Weil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weil is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
- Hamburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melder
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fishville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Rapides
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
- Red Fish
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
- Elmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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 Ruby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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