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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Simmesport had a population of 103 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Simmesport had a population of 2,032 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Simmesport, with the one closest to Simmesport listed first.
- Legonier
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Red Fish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
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- Odenburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Merrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Big Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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- Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red River Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Smithland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Bordelonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moreauville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bayou Current
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Angola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mansura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cottonport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Rowes Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
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- Big Cane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
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- Black Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
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- Fort Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
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- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Morrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Palmetto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Marksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
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- Viva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Pinckneyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Artonish
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
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 Simmesport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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