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 Willswood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Willswood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Willswood listed first.
- Waggaman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westwego
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kenner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elkinsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- New Orleans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boutte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gretna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Algiers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Algiers is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algiers
- Gentilly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Sarpy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sarpy is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpy
- Hahnville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Milneburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
- La Branche
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Branche is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Branche
- Vallier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vallier is located in Saint Charles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallier
- Arabi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Concession
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Concession is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concession
- Barataria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cedar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Stella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Belle Chasse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chalmette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Willswood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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