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 Walsh in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Walsh. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Walsh listed first.
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Bienville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Blume
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blume is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blume
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sparta is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Burkplace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
- Arcadia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Lebanon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Simsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gibsland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brown is located in Bienville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Pine Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Taylor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hebron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Darley is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darley
- Gansville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gansville is located in Winn Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Ruston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Sugar Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Marsalis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
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 Walsh, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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