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 Port Allen had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Port Allen had a population of 4,720 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Port Allen, with the one closest to Port Allen listed first.
- Baton Rouge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lobdell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brusly Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
- Devalls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gardere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plaquemine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grosse Tete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zachary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Gabriel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Denham Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lakeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Goula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lindsay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Dutch Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Anchor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Musson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
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 Port Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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