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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Powell. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Powell listed first.
- Waterloo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Anchor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Port Hudson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- New Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ventress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Pointe Coupee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Arbroth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Lakeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Irene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Zachary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
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- Slaughter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Devalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Baker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
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- Laurel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Olive Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Lobdell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Wilson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rowes Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Viva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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