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 Wilmer in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wilmer. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wilmer listed first.
- Bailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Sunny Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tangipahoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amite City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hermon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Franklinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osyka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smithburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tickfaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Chatawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hammond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Starns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Popeville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Fernwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Ponchatoula
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
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 Wilmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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