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 Lake Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Lake Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Lake Forest listed first.
- Milneburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Gentilly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Arabi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Algiers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Algiers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Chalmette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
- New Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gretna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saxonholm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
- Story
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- English Turn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Chef Menteur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Saint Clair
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Violet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwego
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Chasse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Poydras
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
- Kenner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concession
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Scarsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Sebastopol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastopol is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Waggaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Saint Bernard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toca is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toca
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 Lake Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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