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, Elba had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
- Bayou Current
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Melville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Viva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Odenburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smithland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fordoche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Simmesport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red River Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
- Big Cane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Legonier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowes Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Beggs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Port Barre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Red Fish
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish
- Livonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Washington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Roads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pointe Coupee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Morrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dubuisson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
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 Elba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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