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 Half Moon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Half Moon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Half Moon listed first.
- Melville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Current
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Viva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Port Barre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fordoche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Livonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Beggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Leonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Garland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Opelousas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Odenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dubuisson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Arnaudville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boretta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plaisance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Frozard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow
(20 miles [32.2 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 Half Moon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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