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 Wise in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wise. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wise listed first.
- Vining Mills ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Hico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knowles is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Sugar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Aycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock
- Simsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sumpter is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Ruston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cedarton is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarton
- Marsalis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marsalis is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsalis
- Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- D'Arbonne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- D'Arbonne is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Arbonne
- Arizona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
- Clayton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Union Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Summerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Choudrant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Claiborne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sibley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sibley is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
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 Wise, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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