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 Leonville had a population of 200 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Leonville had a population of 1,093 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Leonville, with the one closest to Leonville listed first.
- Frozard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
- Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Grand Coteau
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arnaudville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Barre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barre
- Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Barre <2>
- Shuteston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuteston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Opelousas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carencro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Plaisance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaisance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Church Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
- Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <2>
- Breaux Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beggs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Scott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <2>
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Rosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Duson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boretta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
- Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Melville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Prudhomme
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prudhomme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Dubuisson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubuisson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Broussard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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 Leonville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | 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. |