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 Smithfield in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Smithfield. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Smithfield listed first.
- Devalls
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Arbroth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Lobdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Irene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Lakeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
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- Port Hudson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Anchor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Baton Rouge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zachary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
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- Brusly Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brusly Landing is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly Landing
- Ventress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grosse Tete
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- New Roads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Musson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Musson is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
- Slaughter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pointe Coupee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Livonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gardere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Plaquemine
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
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 Smithfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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