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 Musson had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Musson, with the one closest to Musson listed first.
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grosse Tete
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Livonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fordoche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Devalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Lobdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Arbroth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Brusly Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
- Ventress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Port Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- New Roads
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plaquemine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Bayou Chene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bayou Chene is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chene
- Irene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Waterloo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Viva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Baton Rouge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pointe Coupee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Port Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Melville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gardere
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Baker
(23 miles [37 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>
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 Musson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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