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 Dawson Switch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Dawson Switch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Dawson Switch listed first.
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Viva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- New Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fordoche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pointe Coupee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Ventress
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Livonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Anchor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Waterloo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Lakeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Rowes Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Bayou Current
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
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- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arbroth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Converse ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Red River Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
- Port Hudson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Musson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Odenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Rosedale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Lindsay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Palmetto
(20 miles [32.2 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 Dawson Switch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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