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 Sambo in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sambo. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sambo listed first.
- Palmetto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Melville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Bayou Current
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Ravenswood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Viva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Rosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Port Barre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Beggs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fordoche
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Odenburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Dubuisson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Smithland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Morrow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boretta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Plaisance
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Leonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Legonier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Opelousas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simmesport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Whiteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whiteville is 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 Sambo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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