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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Center had a population of 859 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Center had a population of 5,043 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Short
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Shelbyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
- Huber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Tenaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
- Tenaha is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenaha <3>
- Ironosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Joaquin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joaquin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joaquin
- Joaquin is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joaquin <3>
- Timpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
- Timpson is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <3>
- Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Patroon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Logansport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logansport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansport
- Logansport is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logansport <3>
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <3>
- San Augustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustine
- San Augustine is located in San Augustine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Augustine <3>
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Garrison is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <3>
- Denning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Denning is located in San Augustine County
- Fitze
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Swift
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Chireno
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chireno
- Chireno is located in Nacogdoches County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chireno <3>
- Sexton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Rusk County
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Cook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Deadwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - East Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- East Hamilton is located in Shelby County
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Longstreet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longstreet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longstreet
- Longstreet is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longstreet <3>
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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 Center, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |