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 French Settlement had a population of 76 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, French Settlement had a population of 1,227 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from French Settlement, with the one closest to French Settlement listed first.
- Head of Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Port Vincent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Whitehall
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Saint Amant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colyell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Galvez
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Maurepas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bayou Barbary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Gonzales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Springville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Burnside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Killian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Geismar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Helene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Cofield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Hohen Solms
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Darrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- White Hall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Welcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Denham Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 French Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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