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

  • Breaux Bridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lafayette
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carencro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Arnaudville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frozard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Scott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Broussard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grand Coteau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Leonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Youngsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Duchamp
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
  • Saint Martinville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shuteston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
  • Cade
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Duson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Delacroix
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Delacroix is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delacroix
  • Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Burke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Burke is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
  • Segura
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Segura is located in Iberia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
  • Opelousas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Church Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rayne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Loreauville
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Gecko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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