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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 Voorhies in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Voorhies. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Voorhies listed first.

  • Bordelonville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Moreauville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Fish
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Mansura
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Big Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Marksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cottonport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Simmesport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Legonier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Odenburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Evergreen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Merrick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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  • Acme
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Egg Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Bunkie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
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  • Red River Landing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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  • Big Cane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Black Hawk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
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  • Morrow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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  • Eola
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Eola is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Bayou Current
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • New Era
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • New Era is located in Concordia Parish
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  • Cheneyville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Haas
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Haas is located in Avoyelles Parish
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  • Artonish
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
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  • Kienstra
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kienstra is located in Adams County (MS)
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  • Poland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Poland is located in Rapides Parish
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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 Voorhies, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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