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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, Central had railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Central, with the one closest to Central listed first.

  • Ellendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Crescent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Southdown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
  • Houma
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <2>
  • Schriever
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thibodaux Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
  • Chacahoula
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
  • Thibodaux
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Ewing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
  • Gibson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Theriot
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
  • Raceland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Labadieville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Amelia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Dulac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Montegut
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Albemarle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Ramos
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
  • Gheens
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Bertie
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
  • Saint James
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Des Allemands
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Morgan City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Napoleonville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwick
    (24 miles [38.6 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 Central, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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