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 Jena in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jena. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jena listed first.
- Ponchatoula
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hammond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Manchac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Killian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Katie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Tickfaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bayou Barbary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Maurepas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Starns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Mandeville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colyell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Head of Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Frenier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Amite City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- French Settlement
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Roseland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Lucy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- La Branche
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
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 Jena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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