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 Abita Springs in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Abita Springs. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Abita Springs listed first.
- Covington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mandeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Talisheek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Florenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Katie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Pearl River
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zona is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Lees Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Slidell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chinquapin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Ponchatoula
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Manchac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franklinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tickfaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pearlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Independence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 Abita Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |