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 Prospect in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Prospect. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Prospect listed first.
- Hahnville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
- Luling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- La Branche
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
- Boutte
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Davis ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Ama
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Killona
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vallier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- Frenier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Kenner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lucy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Waggaman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Des Allemands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Westwego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- New Orleans
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Harvey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gentilly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Milneburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Paulina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vacherie
(19 miles [30.6 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 Prospect, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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