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 La Porte in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of La Porte. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to La Porte listed first.
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Cedar Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Dickinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Mont Belvieu
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Smith Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- La Marque
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wallisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alvin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anahuac
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Houston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pierce Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Double Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Turtle Bayou
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moss Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Virginia Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
- Huffman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Humble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
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 La Porte, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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