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 Shexnayder in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shexnayder. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shexnayder listed first.
- Pointe Coupee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- New Roads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ventress
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Lakeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arbroth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Port Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Converse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Viva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Fordoche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Livonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Ravenswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Rowes Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Irene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Devalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Angola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Smithland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Melville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zachary
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <2>
- Slaughter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elba
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
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 Shexnayder, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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