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 Rita in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Rita. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Rita listed first.
- Lockport
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gheens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Raceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Houma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Montegut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Des Allemands
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Southdown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Southdown is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southdown
- Cut Off
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crescent is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Vallier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- Central
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ellendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Thibodaux Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thibodaux Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Junction
- Theriot
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Theriot is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theriot
- Schriever
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boutte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Thibodaux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dulac
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chacahoula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chacahoula is located in Terrebonne Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chacahoula
- Davis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Hahnville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Killona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 Rita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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