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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 Avoca in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Avoca. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Avoca listed first.

  • Morgan City
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Berwick is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <2>
  • Ramos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ramos is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
  • Amelia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Patterson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Patterson is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patterson <2>
  • Gibson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ricohoc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ricohoc is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Bayou Sale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Sale is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • Chacahoula
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Labadieville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Albemarle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Irish Bend
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Irish Bend is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
  • Bertie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
  • Napoleonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Franklin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Franklin is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <2>
  • Central
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Schriever
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Paincourtville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Ellendale
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Thibodaux Junction
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
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  • Thibodaux
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Plattenville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Baldwin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Baldwin is also located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <2>
  • Crescent
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
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  • Charenton
    (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 Avoca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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