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

  • Carencro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>
  • Shuteston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
  • Grand Coteau
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Scott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <2>
  • Church Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Duson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <2>
  • Frozard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Lafayette
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Arnaudville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Leonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rayne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Breaux Bridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Opelousas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Prudhomme
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
  • Indian Bayou
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Broussard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Barre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Youngsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Plaisance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Duchamp
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
  • Cade
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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 Cankton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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