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)
- Huber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Huber is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Tenaha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ironosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ironosa is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironosa
- Joaquin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Timpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patroon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Patroon is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patroon
- Logansport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- San Augustine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Garrison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Denning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- 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)
- Sexton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton is located in Sabine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Deadwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Deadwood is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- East Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Hamilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hamilton
- Lula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lula is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Longstreet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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. |
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