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 Waxia in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Waxia. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Waxia listed first.
- Palmetto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beggs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Port Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Plaisance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Dubuisson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Boretta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Opelousas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Melville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Bayou Current
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Morrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Ravenswood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Grand Coteau
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barbreck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
- Shuteston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Sunset
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frozard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
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- Arnaudville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Viva
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Odenburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
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 Waxia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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