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 Ponchatoula had a population of 459 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ponchatoula had a population of 7,545 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ponchatoula, with the one closest to Ponchatoula listed first.
- Hammond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tickfaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Killian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Springville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Bayou Barbary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Starns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maurepas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Colyell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Amite City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Head of Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Mandeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Roseland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Frenier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- French Settlement
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Port Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Walker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
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 Ponchatoula, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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