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 Opelousas had a population of 1,572 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Opelousas had a population of 15,562 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Opelousas, with the one closest to Opelousas listed first.
- Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plaisance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Shuteston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Leonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grand Coteau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frozard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Church Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnaudville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Carencro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prudhomme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Dubuisson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Rosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Boretta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmetto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barbreck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
- Breaux Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Morrow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Duson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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 Opelousas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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