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)
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
- Killona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lucy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lucy is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucy
- Luling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Branche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
- Boutte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vallier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- Davis ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Frenier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Ama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Des Allemands
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Johnson is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Kenner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Airy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wallace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Waggaman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paulina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vacherie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Remy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Westwego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
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. |
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