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

  • Shuteston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
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  • Church Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carencro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Coteau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frozard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Duson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
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  • Scott
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <2>
  • Leonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Opelousas
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rayne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lafayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnaudville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Prudhomme
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
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  • Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
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  • Breaux Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Barre
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Plaisance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Crowley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Bayou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
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  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Broussard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Beggs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Duchamp
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
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  • Cartville ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
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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 Bristol, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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