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 Taft in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Taft. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Taft listed first.
- Hahnville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahnville
- Hahnville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hahnville <2>
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Killona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killona
- Killona is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killona <2>
- Lucy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Luling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luling
- Luling is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luling <2>
- La Branche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Branche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
- La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Boutte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boutte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutte
- Boutte is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boutte <2>
- Edgard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgard
- Edgard is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgard <2>
- Vallier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Davis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Frenier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Ama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ama
- Ama is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ama <2>
- Des Allemands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Allemands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Allemands
- Des Allemands is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Allemands <2>
- Kenner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <2>
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <2>
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Waggaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waggaman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggaman
- Waggaman is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waggaman <2>
- Paulina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulina
- Paulina is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulina <2>
- Vacherie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vacherie
- Vacherie is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vacherie <2>
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Jefferson is located in Jefferson Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <2>
- Remy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Westwego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
- Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <2>
- Hester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Charles Parish: www.stcharlesparish-la.gov/
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
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 Taft, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |