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 Baptist in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Baptist. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Baptist listed first.
- Hammond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Springfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tickfaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ponchatoula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Killian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bayou Barbary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Clio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Amite City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colyell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Maurepas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Arcola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Roseland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Head of Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Oldfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Port Vincent
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- French Settlement
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greensburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
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 Baptist, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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