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 in 1895, Anchor had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Anchor, with the one closest to Anchor listed first.
- Waterloo
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Ventress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arbroth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Port Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Pointe Coupee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- New Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Irene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Lindsay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Devalls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Zachary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
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- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Converse ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <2>
- Slaughter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lobdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Fordoche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Viva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Port Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Laurel Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
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 Anchor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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