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 Thomas in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Thomas. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Thomas listed first.
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holloway is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Fishville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Alexandria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rapides
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rapides is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapides
- Weil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Weil is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weil
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Poland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Poland is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland
- Lamourie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamourie
- Fairmount
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Boyce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Crane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Crane is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
- Egg Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Bend
- Lecompte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Milford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Lavacco
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lavacco is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavacco
- Black Creek ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Loyd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Loyd is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Marksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinehart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hemphill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Elmer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Melder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cheneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
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 Thomas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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