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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 Branch in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Branch. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Branch listed first.
- Church Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prudhomme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Crowley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shuteston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carencro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grand Coteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- Indian Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Estherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frozard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Opelousas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arnaudville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plaisance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Mermentau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Breaux Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Washington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Broussard
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Port Barre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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