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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 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Duson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Boretta
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravenswood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
    • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ravenswood
    • From Leonville to Ravenswood

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The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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