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 Convent had a population of 650 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Convent, with the one closest to Convent listed first.
- Saint James
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Remy
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- White Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Vacherie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paulina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Lauderdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Wallace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Cofield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Donaldsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plattenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bertie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Mount Airy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Darrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Belle Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Napoleonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Geary ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Paincourtville
(13 miles [20.9 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 Convent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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