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 Bridges in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bridges. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bridges listed first.
- Holmesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
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- Topisaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
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- Fernwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Pike County
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- Smithburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Smithburg is located in Pike County
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- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Lincoln County
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- McComb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstons Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstons Station is located in Lincoln County
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- Chatawa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
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- Mount Hermon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Osyka
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Wellman
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
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- Sunny Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Tilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
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- Norfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
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- Bogue Chitto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Lincoln County
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- Bailey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Tangipahoa Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Kentwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goss
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goss is located in Marion County
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- Fair River
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fair River is located in Lincoln County
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- Oak Vale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
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- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
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- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
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- Huron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Amite County
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- Popeville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Popeville is located in Washington Parish (LA)
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- Pickwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pickwick is located in Marion County
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- East Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
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 Bridges, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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