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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Waterproof had a population of 350 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Waterproof had a population of 532 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Waterproof, with the one closest to Waterproof listed first.

  • Goldman
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
  • Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Gibson Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
  • Gum Ridge ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Gum Ridge is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Ridge
  • Clayton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Saint Joseph
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Wildwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Bullitt Bayou
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bullitt Bayou is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullitt Bayou
  • Foster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Foster is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Stanton is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Cannonsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
  • Sycamore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Taconey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Taconey is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconey
  • Vidalia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Washington is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Westside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
  • Sicily Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Natchez
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <2>
  • Turtle Lake ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Turtle Lake is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
  • Stampley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stampley is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampley
  • Oakley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Leland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Fayette
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Fayette is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,432 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <2>
  • Newellton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holly Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
  • Newlight
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight

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 Waterproof, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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