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 Sharkey in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sharkey. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sharkey listed first.
- Ponchatoula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Manchac
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Springfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
- Killian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Tickfaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maurepas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Madisonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bayou Barbary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Whitehall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Frenier
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mandeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Starns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Covington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Colyell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Head of Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- French Settlement
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lucy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- La Branche
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
- Edgard
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Amite City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Killona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
- Port Vincent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
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 Sharkey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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