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 Houma had a population of 1,280 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Houma had a population of 32,467 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Houma, with the one closest to Houma listed first.
- Southdown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Theriot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
- Lockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Raceland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Montegut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thibodaux Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
- Schriever
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dulac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chacahoula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thibodaux
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gheens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Des Allemands
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cut Off
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Labadieville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amelia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Vallier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Albemarle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ramos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ramos is located in Saint Mary Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramos
- Saint James
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vacherie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bertie
(28 miles [45.1 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 Houma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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