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 Merlin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Merlin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Merlin listed first.
- Brusly Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
- Port Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plaquemine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lobdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Grosse Tete
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Devalls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Gardere
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Baton Rouge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bayou Goula
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Gabriel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Musson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Lakeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <2>
- Irene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Arbroth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Dorcyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- Southwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Hohen Solms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Zachary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <2>
- Livonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Geismar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Port Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
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 Merlin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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