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 Shirley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shirley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shirley listed first.
- Bunkie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas
- Eola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
- Cheneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cottonport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mansura
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egg Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
- Loyd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Barbreck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
- Morrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Whiteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Moreauville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lecompte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Boretta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Dubuisson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Hamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lamourie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Rosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Red Fish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
- Bordelonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
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 Shirley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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