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 Palo Alto in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Palo Alto. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Palo Alto listed first.
- McCall
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Smoke Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Geary ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Belle Rose
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Donaldsonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Darrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Helene
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Paincourtville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Plattenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Burnside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hohen Solms
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Geismar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Southwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
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- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Dorcyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- Napoleonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Gonzales
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Bayou Goula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Gabriel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bertie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
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 Palo Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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