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 Ruston had a population of 767 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ruston had a population of 21,891 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ruston, with the one closest to Ruston listed first.
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Choudrant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Douglas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Simsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedarton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Averit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Averit is located in Lincoln Parish
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- Knowles ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Indian Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Indian Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- D'Arbonne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Downsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Dalley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
- Nash ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Lane ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Lane is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Lane
- Sugar Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cadeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cadeville is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadeville
- Forksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
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 Ruston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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