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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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lafayette had a population of 2,106 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Lafayette had a population of 126,535 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Lafayette, with the one closest to Lafayette listed first.
- Scott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Carencro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Broussard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breaux Bridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duchamp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Cade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frozard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Delacroix
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Martinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnaudville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grand Coteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shuteston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Indian Bayou
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Segura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Segura is located in Iberia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segura
- Rayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Church Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Abbeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Derouen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Iberia
(19 miles [30.6 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 Lafayette, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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