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 Gueydan in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Gueydan. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Gueydan listed first.
- Estherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
- Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
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- Mermentau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mermentau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermentau
- Mermentau is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mermentau <3>
- Crowley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <3>
- Indian Bayou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
- Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
- Rayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
- Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <3>
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Perry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Perry is located in Vermilion Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
- Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
- Abbeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
- Abbeville is located in Vermilion Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <3>
- Duson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
- Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
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- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Gueydan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
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