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 Williamson in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Williamson. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Williamson listed first.
- Melville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmetto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Port Barre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Bayou Current
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Beggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fordoche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Viva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Opelousas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Arnaudville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Big Cane
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Plaisance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Frozard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Livonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dubuisson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Grand Coteau
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Boretta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Morrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shuteston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Sunset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Odenburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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 Williamson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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