AMERICAN DIASPORA

American diaspora map Andalusia, AL Arab, AL Arley, AL Ashford, AL Bay Minette, AL Bessemer, AL Birmingham, AL Crossville, AL Daphne, AL Deatsville, AL Dothan, AL Enterprise, AL Evergreen, AL Fairhope, AL Fort Rucker, AL Fultondale, AL Gadsden, AL Geneva, AL Greenville, AL Gulf Shores, AL Hanceville, AL Hartselle, AL Hoover, AL Huntsville, AL Livingston, AL Madison, AL Millbrook, AL Mobile, AL Monroeville, AL Montevallo, AL Montgomery, AL Oneonta, AL Opelika, AL Pelham, AL Pell City, AL Phenix City, AL Pleasant Grove, AL Point Clear, AL Prattville, AL Red Level, AL Robertsdale, AL Selma, AL Skyline, AL Summerdale, AL Sylacauga, AL Troy, AL Tuscaloosa, AL Tuscumbia, AL Batesville, AR Bella Vista, AR Cabot, AR Conway, AR Dardanelle, AR El Dorado, AR Eudora, AR Fayetteville, AR Fort Chaffee, AR Fort Smith, AR Greers Ferry, AR Gurdon, AR Hope, AR Hot Springs, AR Jonesboro, AR Little Rock, AR Lonsdale, AR Magnolia, AR Marion, AR Mena, AR Morrilton, AR Pine Bluff, AR Redfield, AR Russellville, AR Searcy, AR Sheridan, AR Sherwood, AR Taylor, AR Texarkana, AR Van Buren, AR Waldron, AR Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ Yuma, AZ Alpine, CA Antioch, CA Apple Valley, CA Chino, CA Forestville, CA Los Angeles, CA Palm Springs, CA Sacramento, CA San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA San Leandro, CA Santa Cruz, CA Sausalito, CA Boulder, CO Colorado Springs, CO Denver, CO Greeley, CO Washington, DC Dover, DE Apalachicola, FL Blountstown, FL Boca Raton, FL Boynton Beach, FL Cape Coral, FL Clearwater, FL Crestview, FL Deltona, FL Destin, FL Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Myers, FL Fort Walton Beach, FL Gainesville, FL Gulf Breeze, FL Hollywood, FL Homosassa, FL Jacksonville, FL Lake City, FL Live Oak, FL Maitland, FL Marianna, FL Mary Esther, FL Melbourne, FL Mexico Beach, FL Miami, FL Milton, FL Naples, FL Navarre, FL Niceville, FL Ocala, FL Orlando, FL Ormond Beach, FL Palm Coast, Fl Panama City, FL Panama City Beach, FL Pensacola, Fl Perry, FL Port Saint Lucie, FL Punta Gorda, FL Safety Harbor, FL Saint Augustine, FL Saint George Islan, FL Saint Petersburg, FL Sanibel, FL Sarasota, FL Shalimar, FL Tallahassee, FL Tampa, FL West Palm Beach, FL Zephyrhills, FL Albany, GA Athens, GA Atlanta, GA Augusta, GA Austell, GA Calhoun, GA Carrollton, GA Cartersville, GA Cleveland, GA College Park, GA Columbus, GA Conyers, GA Dallas, GA Douglasville, GA Duluth, GA Dunwoody, GA Eatonton, GA Fayetteville, GA Gainesville, Ga Hinesville, GA Kennesaw, GA Kingsland, GA LaGrange, GA Lawrenceville, GA Lithonia, GA Mableton, GA Macon, GA Marietta, GA McDonough, GA Morrow, GA Newnan, GA Norcross, GA Patterson, GA Peachtree City, GA Pine Mountain, GA Quitman, GA Ringgold, GA Rome, GA Roswell, GA Rutledge, GA Savannah, GA Snellville, GA Stockbridge, GA Stone Mountain, GA Thomasville, GA Warner Robins, GA Winder, GA Des Moines, IA Moscow, ID Bellwood, IL Chicago, IL Collinsville, IL Dixon, IL East Peoria, IL Elgin, IL Fairview Heights, IL Gurnee, IL Highland, IL Kankakee, IL Naperville, IL O'Fallon, IL Pekin, IL Plainfield, IL Saint Elmo, IL Tinley Park, IL Anderson, IN Centerville, IN Dillsboro, IN Elkhart, IN Evansville, IN Fort Wayne, IN Indianapolis, IN Madison, IN Odon, IN Richmond, IN Trafalgar, IN Kansas City, KS Lenexa, KS Overland Park, KS Wichita, KS Bowling Green, KY Fulton, KY Lexington, KY London, KY Louisville, KY Mount Washington, KY Murray, KY Abbeville, LA Abita Springs, LA Alexandria, LA Amite, LA Anacoco, LA Baker, LA Baton Rouge, LA Benton, LA Bernice, LA Berwick, LA Bogalusa, LA Bossier City, LA Boutte, LA Boyce, LA Breaux Bridge, LA Broussard, LA Bunkie, LA Bush, LA Cameron, LA Carencro, LA Church Point, LA Clayton, LA Colfax, LA Cottonport, LA Covington, LA Crowley, LA Delhi, LA Denham Springs, LA DeRidder, LA Destrehan, LA Donaldsonville, LA Downsville, LA Doyline, LA Erath, LA Eunice, LA Farmerville, LA Ferriday, LA Franklin, LA Franklinton, LA Geismar, LA Gonzales, LA Grosse Tete, LA Gueydan, LA Hammond, LA Hessmer, LA Homer, LA Houma, LA Jeanerette, LA Jena, LA Jennings, LA Jonesville, LA Kaplan, LA Kilbourne, LA Kinder, LA Lafayette, LA Lake Charles, LA Lake Providence, LA Laplace, LA Leesville, LA Livingston, LA Luling, LA Lutcher, LA Madisonville, LA Mamou, LA Mansfield, LA Mansura, LA Maringouin, LA Marksville, LA Maurepas, LA Maurice, LA Melville, LA Minden, LA Monroe, LA Morgan City, LA Napoleonville, LA Natchitoches, LA New Iberia, LA New Roads, LA Oak Grove, LA Oberlin, LA Olla, LA Opelousas, LA Palmetto, LA Patterson, LA Pearl River, LA Pineville, LA Pioneer, LA Plaquemine, LA Ponchatoula, LA Port Allen, LA Prairieville, LA Pride, LA Raceland, LA Rayne, LA Rayville, LA Reserve, LA Rosedale, LA Ruston, LA Saint Francisville, LA Scott, LA Shreveport, LA Sulphur, LA Tallulah, LA Thibodaux, LA Tickfaw, LA Vacherie, LA Vidalia, LA Vinton, LA Vivian, LA Waterproof, LA West Monroe, LA Westlake, LA Winnfield, LA Winnsboro, LA Zachary, LA Ashland, MA Boston, MA East Longmeadow, MA Natick, MA Scituate, MA Baltimore, MD District Heights, MD Ellicott City, MD Kensington, MD Silver Spring, MD Temple Hills, MD Cape Elizabeth, ME Ann Arbor, MI Battle Creek, MI Benton Harbor, MI Brighton, MI Davison, MI Detroit, MI Jackson, MI Manchester, MI Northville, MI Sterling Heights, MI Wayland, MI Clarkfield, MN Minneapolis, MN Blue Springs, MO Branson, MO Columbia, MO Florissant, MO Lebanon, MO Lee's Summit, MO Marthasville, MO Oak Grove, MO Park Hills, MO Rolla, MO Saint Charles, MO Saint Joseph, MO Saint Louis, MO Saint Peters, MO Springfield, MO Warsaw, MO Abbeville, MS Aberdeen, MS Bassfield, MS Batesville, MS Biloxi, MS Brandon, MS Brookhaven, MS Calhoun City, MS Carthage, MS Cleveland, MS Clinton, MS Coffeeville, MS Columbia, MS Columbus, MS Corinth, MS Crystal Springs, MS Decatur, MS Diamondhead, MS Enterprise, MS Ethel, MS Fayette, MS Florence, MS Fulton, MS Gautier, MS Greenville, MS Greenwood, MS Grenada, MS Gulfport, MS Hattiesburg, MS Hernando, MS Holly Springs, MS Horn Lake, MS Indianola, MS Jackson, MS Laurel, MS Liberty, MS Long Beach, MS Louisville, MS Lucedale, MS Madison, MS Marks, MS Mathiston, MS McComb, MS Meridian, MS Moss Point, MS Natchez, MS Olive Branch, MS Oxford, MS Pascagoula, MS Philadelphia, MS Picayune, MS Pickens, MS Poplarville, MS Ridgeland, MS Robinsonville, MS Sardis, MS Saucier, MS Southaven, MS Starkville, MS Stoneville, MS Taylorsville, MS Tunica, MS Tupelo, MS Tylertown, MS Vicksburg, MS Water Valley, MS Wesson, MS West Point, MS Wiggins, MS Winona, MS Woodville, MS Yazoo City, MS Missoula, MT Apex, NC Asheville, NC Charlotte, NC China Grove, NC Durham, NC Fayetteville, NC Gastonia, NC Granite Falls, NC Greensboro, NC Greenville, NC Hickory, NC Highlands, NC Jacksonville, NC Murphy, NC Raeford, NC Raleigh, NC Roper, NC Spring Lake, NC Stanfield, NC Statesville, NC Wilmington, NC Winston-Salem, NC Columbus, NE Lincoln, NE Omaha, NE Tenafly, NJ Alamogordo, NM Albuquerque, NM Hobbs, NM Las Vegas, NV Albany, NY Avon, NY Binghamton, NY Brooklyn, NY Buffalo, NY Canandaigua, NY Corning, NY Mount Kisco, NY New York, NY Rochester, NY Syracuse, NY Cincinnati, OH Columbus, OH Perrysburg, OH Steubenville, OH Youngstown, OH Bennington, OK Braggs, OK Bristow, OK Broken Arrow, OK Broken Bow, OK Dibble, OK Enid, OK Muskogee, OK Oklahoma City, OK Owasso, OK Ponca City, OK Stillwater, OK Tulsa, OK Wagoner, OK Eugene, OR Portland, OR Harrisburg, PA Lancaster, PA Lebanon, PA Meadville, PA Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Cumberland, RI Middletown, RI North Providence, RI Charleston, SC Columbia, SC Elgin, SC Florence, SC Greenville, SC Lexington, SC Myrtle Beach, SC Rock Hill, SC Seneca, SC Rapid City, SD Baxter, TN Brighton, TN Bristol, TN Carthage, TN Chattanooga, TN Clarksville, TN Collierville, TN Cordova, TN Cosby, TN Franklin, TN Germantown, TN Hendersonville, TN Jasper, TN Kingsport, TN Knoxville, TN Madison, TN Maryville, TN Memphis, TN Millington, TN Nashville, TN Paris, TN Sparta, TN Trenton, TN Tullahoma, TN Westmoreland, TN Allen, TX Alvin, TX Amarillo, TX Angleton, TX Argyle, TX Arlington, TX Athens, TX Austin, TX Avinger, TX Baytown, TX Beaumont, TX Benbrook, TX Big Spring, TX Bonham, TX Brenham, TX Brownsboro, TX Brownsville, TX Buffalo, TX Burleson, TX Campbell, TX Canton, TX Cedar Hill, TX Channelview, TX Christoval, TX Cleburne, TX College Station, TX Commerce, TX Conroe, TX Corpus Christi, TX Cypress, TX Dallas, TX Dayton, TX Deer Park, TX Denton, TX Dickinson, TX El Campo, TX El Paso, TX Emory, TX Euless, TX Forney, TX Fort Worth, TX Frisco, TX Galveston, TX Garland, TX Grand Prairie, TX Grapevine, TX Greenville, TX Hemphill, TX Hillister, TX Houston, TX Humble, TX Huntington, TX Huntsville, TX Jacksonville, TX Jasper, TX Katy, TX Keller, TX Kerrville, TX Killeen, TX Kingsville, TX Kingwood, TX Kyle, TX La Porte, TX League City, TX Leonard, TX Liberty, TX Longview, TX Lubbock, TX Lufkin, TX Malakoff, TX Marshall, TX McAllen, TX McGregor, TX McKinney, TX Mesquite, TX Midland, TX Missouri City, TX Mount Pleasant, TX Murphy, TX Nacogdoches, TX Nederland, TX New Boston, TX Odessa, TX Orange, TX Palestine, TX Pasadena, TX Pearland, TX Plano, TX Port Aransas, TX Port Arthur, TX Portland, TX Princeton, TX Rockwall, TX Rosenberg, TX Royse City, TX Saginaw, TX San Angelo, TX San Antonio, TX Sealy, TX Silsbee, TX Southlake, TX Spring, TX Stafford, TX Sugar Land, TX Sulphur Springs, TX Sweetwater, TX Texarkana, TX Texas City, TX The Colony, Tx Tyler, TX Vernon, TX Vidor, TX Village Mills, TX Waco, TX Waller, TX Waskom, TX Wharton, TX Wichita Falls, TX Winnie, TX Woodlands, TX Wylie, TX Roy, UT Salt Lake City, UT Alexandria, VA Centreville, VA Dumfries, VA Fredericksburg, VA Ivanhoe, VA Manassas, VA Newport News, VA Norfolk, VA Pulaski, VA Richmond, VA Staunton, VA Virginia Beach, VA Winchester, VA Barre, VT Edmonds, WA Ellensburg, WA Seattle, WA Spokane, WA Tacoma, WA Vancouver, WA Brookfield, WI Green Bay, WI Madison, WI Milwaukee, WI Superior, WI West Allis, WI Morgantown, WV Big Horn, WY
The above map was based on more than 40,000 postings on Internet "safe lists" by Katrina survivors. ePodunk analyzed messages containing both the person's hometown and the location after fleeing the storm. Pass your cursor over points on the map to see city names and to click to information about the community.
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By BRAD EDMONDSON
ePodunk

With more than 1 million people forced to evacuate, Hurricane Katrina caused the biggest mass migration in U.S. history. In terms of numbers permanently displaced, the only event that might have been bigger than Katrina is the Civil War.
"I'm safe in Orlando, Florida. Getting ready to go to San Diego."


Twenty-six days after Katrina, Hurricane Rita struck. In the days before Rita made landfall, millions evacuated the Gulf Coast of east Texas and western Louisiana. An untold number were refugees of Katrina, displaced again.

Congress has approved billions in aid, including funds to buy travel trailers and other forms of temporary housing, so many evacuees will be able to return to places near their former homes. But thousands will not be able to return for years, both because the damage is so catastrophic and because so many were already living in poverty. Many experts are telling churches and other groups to focus on helping people relocate permanently.
MASS MIGRATIONS
  Hurricane Katrina
  Hurricane Rita map
  Civil War
  1927 Mississippi River flood
  Dust Bowl migration
  San Francisco earthquake  
  Mississauga chlorine spill
  Japanese internment camps
  Chicago fire

The impact of great wars, floods, and fires reverberates for decades. New Orleans was already seeing a long-term population decline before Katrina, and the rebuilt city is likely to be even smaller. Biloxi's casinos will probably be rebuilt, but it is unlikely that the new ones will float in the bay as the old ones did. There are calls to restore the bayous of southern Louisiana as flood barriers, and steep increases in insurance rates could cause the owners of beachfront property to scale back on their rebuilding plans.

For information on other significant U.S. disasters, the mass migrations they caused, and their lasting effects, see the links at right.

Credits: Map data by Laurie Bennett of ePodunk; mapping by Daniel Shorter.

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