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 Jennings in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Jennings. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Jennings listed first.
- Mermentau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Estherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- Crowley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Iowa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Indian Bayou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Prudhomme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Chloe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Chloe is located in Calcasieu Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloe
- Duson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Church Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Jennings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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