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 Big Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Branch listed first.
- Mandeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Covington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slidell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pearl River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Talisheek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Milneburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Chef Menteur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Gainesville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gainesville is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gentilly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Lake Catherine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in Hancock County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Sun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Pearlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rigolets
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
- Manchac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Kenner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Orleans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Arabi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Algiers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Algiers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Chalmette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ponchatoula
(27 miles [43.5 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 Big Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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