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 in 1895, Slaughter had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Slaughter had a population of 882 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Olive Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Ethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lindsay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Zachary
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
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- Port Hudson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irene
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Baker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
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- Blairstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Arbroth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
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- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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- Devalls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
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- Lobdell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
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- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
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- Ventress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
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- Pointe Coupee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- New Roads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Slaughter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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