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 Sorrento in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Sorrento. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Sorrento listed first.
- Saint Amant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gonzales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Lauderdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- White Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Darrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Head of Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- French Settlement
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Belle Helene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Donaldsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geismar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smoke Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Port Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Hohen Solms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- McCall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Geary ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Convent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Southwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Hester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Whitehall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
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 Sorrento, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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