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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Welcome had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Welcome, with the one closest to Welcome listed first.
- Central
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Central is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Union
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- White Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Hall is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Convent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
- Saint James
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Burnside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cofield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Donaldsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Remy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Remy is located in Saint James Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Darrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vacherie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paulina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Smoke Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smoke Bend is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Bend
- Plattenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Helene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Helene is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Helene
- Geary ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Geary is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
- Belle Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Amant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gonzales
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McCall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McCall is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- Paincourtville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bertie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bertie is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertie
- Wallace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
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 Welcome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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