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 Powell Ridge in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Powell Ridge. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Powell Ridge listed first.
- Port Barre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beggs is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Leonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Opelousas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Melville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Plaisance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plaisance is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Ravenswood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Frozard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Frozard is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Arnaudville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bayou Current
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Current is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Grand Coteau
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Cane is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Dubuisson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuisson is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Boretta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boretta is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Shuteston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shuteston is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Sunset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>
- Fordoche
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Viva
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Morrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is also located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
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 Powell Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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