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 Africa in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Africa. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Africa listed first.
- Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelbyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Short
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huber is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Ironosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
- Patroon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patroon is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
- Tenaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joaquin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- San Augustine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Logansport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Timpson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Denning
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sexton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Garrison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hamilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Swift
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chireno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lula is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Cook ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Fitze
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Melrose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Macune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Macune is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macune
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Africa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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