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 Bowie in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bowie. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bowie listed first.
- Raceland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ewing
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Des Allemands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gheens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Houma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vallier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- Thibodaux Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
- Southdown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
- Thibodaux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Schriever
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Crescent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Ellendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Boutte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Montegut
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Luling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Vacherie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hahnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Killona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chacahoula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Wallace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Paulina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cut Off
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Remy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Davis ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
- Edgard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Bowie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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