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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 West Port Arthur in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of West Port Arthur. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to West Port Arthur listed first.

  • Sabine Pass
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • La Belle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • La Belle is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
  • Terry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Terry is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
  • Beaumont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Tulane
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulane is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulane
  • Amelia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Amelia is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
  • Johnsons Bayou
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Johnsons Bayou is located in Cameron Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Bayou
  • Rosedale
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Orange
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Island
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Echo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Echo is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • China
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • China is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <2>

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 West Port Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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