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 Louisville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Louisville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Louisville listed first.
- Geismar
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dutch Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Southwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Hohen Solms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Belle Helene
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Gonzales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Gabriel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McCall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Darrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cofield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Amant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Galvez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Geary ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Smoke Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Donaldsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Dorcyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- Lauderdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Bayou Goula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Gardere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Belle Rose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Port Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
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 Louisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |