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 Somers in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Somers. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Somers listed first.
- Bayou Current
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Elba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Palmetto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Melville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Viva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Ravenswood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Smithland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Legonier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Rosa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Simmesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Cane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Red River Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Red Fish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish
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- Merrick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Beggs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Rowes Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Morrow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuisson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Boretta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Port Barre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fordoche
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
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 Somers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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