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 Prairieville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prairieville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prairieville listed first.
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Dutch Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Galvez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Gonzales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Geismar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Gabriel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hohen Solms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Saint Amant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Vincent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Belle Helene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Sunshine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- French Settlement
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gardere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Burnside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Darrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cofield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Denham Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <2>
- Bayou Goula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McCall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Geary ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Smoke Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Head of Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Colyell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Dorcyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- Donaldsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Baton Rouge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Prairieville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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