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, Gonzales had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Gonzales had a population of 11,245 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gonzales, with the one closest to Gonzales listed first.
- Saint Amant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Burnside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dutch Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Belle Helene
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Galvez
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Geismar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Darrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
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- Hohen Solms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Lauderdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
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- McCall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Geary ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Smoke Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
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- Donaldsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- French Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Head of Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Saint Gabriel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Welcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
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 Gonzales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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