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 Lafourche in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lafourche. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lafourche listed first.
- Thibodaux Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
- Schriever
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thibodaux
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Chacahoula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Raceland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Southdown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
- Houma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Labadieville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albemarle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Albemarle is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lockport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bertie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
- Convent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Des Allemands
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Vacherie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Remy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Johnson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Paulina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gheens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wallace
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Napoleonville
(19 miles [30.6 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 Lafourche, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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