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 Wisner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Wisner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Wisner listed first.
- Oakley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakley is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Holly Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Gilbert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Como
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Como is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Sicily Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Necessity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Winnsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wildwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Highland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newlight
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Waterproof
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goldman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goldman is located in Tensas Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldman
- Fredericksburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Rosefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Baskinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Copenhagen is located in Caldwell Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Mangham
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lamar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Franklin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Aimwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Landing is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Landing
- Saint Joseph
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
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 Wisner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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