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 Southwood had a population of 202 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Southwood, with the one closest to Southwood listed first.
- Hohen Solms
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohen Solms
- Geismar
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saint Gabriel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Helene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Dutch Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Sunshine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Dorcyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorcyville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorcyville
- McCall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Geary ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Smoke Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Darrow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gonzales
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bayou Goula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donaldsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cofield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Saint Amant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Galvez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Gardere
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Belle Rose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lauderdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Plaquemine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White Hall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
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 Southwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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