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 Belle River in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Belle River. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Belle River listed first.
- Napoleonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paincourtville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Berwick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Albemarle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bertie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Plattenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Rose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Irish Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
- Ramos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
- Labadieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou Sale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ricohoc
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Geary ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- McCall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Donaldsonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Charenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Darrow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dorcyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- Baldwin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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