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, Belle Helene had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Belle Helene, with the one closest to Belle Helene listed first.
- Geismar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hohen Solms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- McCall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Geary ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Smoke Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Cofield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Burnside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Southwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Donaldsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gonzales
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Lauderdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Belle Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Saint Amant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Gabriel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dorcyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Galvez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Bayou Goula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunshine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Paincourtville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plattenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
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 Belle Helene, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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