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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>
While we didn't find Forest Park in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Forest Park. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Baker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
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- Baton Rouge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lobdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Port Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Irene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Zachary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <2>
- Denham Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
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- Devalls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Brusly Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
- Gardere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Port Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Slaughter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Arbroth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
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- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Lindsay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Olive Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Sunshine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
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- Plaquemine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Lakeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Gabriel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Blairstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
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 Forest Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
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