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 Point Barre in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Point Barre. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Point Barre listed first.

• Montegut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Montegut is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Dulac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dulac is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Theriot
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Houma
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
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• Cut Off
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cut Off is located in Lafourche Parish
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• Lockport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lockport is located in Lafourche Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,390 people
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• Southdown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Gheens
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Gheens is located in Lafourche Parish
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• Crescent
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Central
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Ellendale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Raceland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Raceland is located in Lafourche Parish
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• Ewing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
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• Thibodaux Junction
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
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• Schriever
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Schriever is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Des Allemands
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Des Allemands is located in Saint Charles Parish
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• Chacahoula
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
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• Thibodaux
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
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