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 Sharp in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sharp. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sharp listed first.
- Lena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boyce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Crane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crane is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Chopin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopin
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gorum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hemphill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Milford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Rapides
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
- Cloutierville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Derry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Weil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weil is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
- Simpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hineston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Iatt is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt
- Hicks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
- Alexandria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cypress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Cora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Pineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
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 Sharp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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