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 Van Buren in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Van Buren. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Van Buren listed first.
- Springville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Colyell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Bayou Barbary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Killian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Maurepas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Starns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Whitehall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehall is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Port Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- French Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Head of Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Island
- Ponchatoula
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hammond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tickfaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galvez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Oldfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Independence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denham Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
- Former names for Denham Springs:
- Amite Springs
- Hill's Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <2>
- Saint Amant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Manchac
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Manchac is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchac
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Pine Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Magnolia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
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 Van Buren, 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. |