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 Danks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Danks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Danks listed first.
- Palmetto
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elba is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Bayou Current
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Current is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Rosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosa is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Melville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beggs is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Big Cane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cane is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Port Barre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dubuisson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dubuisson is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Viva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Odenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Morrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boretta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boretta is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Plaisance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plaisance is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Whiteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whiteville is also located in Saint Landry Parish
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- Opelousas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fordoche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Raccourci was located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Leonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Smithland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Legonier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Simmesport
(18 miles [29 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 Danks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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