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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining Mills
- Vining Mills is located in Lincoln Parish
- Hico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Lincoln Parish
- Knowles ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Lincoln Parish
- Vienna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Cane Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Ridge
- Cane Ridge is located in Union Parish
- Sugar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
- Aycock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Simsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simsboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
- Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
- Sumpter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Weldon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Ruston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
- Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <4>
- Cedarton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Marsalis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Arcadia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
- Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - D'Arbonne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Arizona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Clayton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Summerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
- Choudrant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choudrant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choudrant
- Choudrant is located in Lincoln Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choudrant <4>
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Athens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
- Sibley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Lincoln Parish: www.lincolnparish.org/
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |