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, La Branche had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from La Branche, with the one closest to La Branche listed first.
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
- Hahnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frenier
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Killona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Ama
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kenner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lucy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Boutte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vallier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- Waggaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Des Allemands
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westwego
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Mount Airy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- New Orleans
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gentilly
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Milneburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Harvey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Algiers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Paulina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 La Branche, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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