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>
Gainesville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 227 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Gainesville, with the one closest to Gainesville listed first.
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pearl River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pearlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Slidell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kiln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Florenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenville
- Rigolets
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rigolets is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigolets
- Waveland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Catherine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Catherine is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Bay Saint Louis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Talisheek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chef Menteur
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chef Menteur is located in Orleans Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chef Menteur
- Henderson Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Henderson Point is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Point
- Delisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delisle is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Pass Christian
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <2>
- Mandeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chinquapin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chinquapin is located in Pearl River County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Long Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
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 Gainesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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