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 Watson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Watson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Watson listed first.
- Magnolia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Denham Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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
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- Oldfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Walker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- Blairstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Baker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
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- Olive Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Grangeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Zachary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
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- Baton Rouge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopeville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hopeville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Colyell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
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- Irene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Port Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Port Vincent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Port Vincent is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Vincent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
- Starns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Lobdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Springville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Lindsay
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Gardere
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Galvez
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Port Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
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 Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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