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

  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Pointe Coupee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
  • Laurel Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
  • New Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Ventress
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Anchor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
  • Raccourci ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
  • Port Hudson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rowes Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
  • Pinckneyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
  • Bells Store ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
  • Angola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Turnbull
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Arbroth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ethel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Viva
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
  • Slaughter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Irene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Wilson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Smithland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Zachary
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Norwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <2>
  • Red River Landing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing

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 Bains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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