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

  • Newlight
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
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  • Newellton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Como
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Como is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • New Carthage ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • New Carthage is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carthage
  • King
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • King is located in Madison Parish
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  • Lamar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Crowville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
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  • Gilbert
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Grand Gulf
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
  • Tendal
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal
  • Quebec
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Quebec is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quebec
  • Winnsboro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
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  • Goldman
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
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  • Rodney
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
  • Westside
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Westside is located in Claiborne County (MS)
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  • Barnes
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
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  • Lums
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lums is located in Madison Parish
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  • Tallulah
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Waverly
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Waverly is located in Madison Parish
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  • Altoona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Altoona is located in Madison Parish
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  • Waterproof
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Thomastown
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
  • Baskinton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Baskinton is located in Franklin 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 Wildcat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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