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 in 1895, Westwego had railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Westwego had a population of 8,297 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Westwego, with the one closest to Westwego listed first.
- Harvey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Orleans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waggaman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Algiers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Algiers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Arabi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gentilly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Concession
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Belle Chasse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milneburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- Kenner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Scarsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Saint Clair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Clair is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- English Turn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
- Elkinsville has also been known as:
- Freetown
- Davis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Bertrandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bertrandville is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrandville
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linwood is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Dalcour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dalcour is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalcour
- Chalmette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Versailles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
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 Westwego, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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