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 Breton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Breton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Breton listed first.
- Quarantine ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quarantine is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarantine
- Pilottown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Buras
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sunrise is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Nicholls ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nicholls is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nairn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nairn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
- Daisy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
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 Breton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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