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 Port Barre had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Port Barre had a population of 2,093 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Port Barre, with the one closest to Port Barre listed first.
- Leonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Opelousas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frozard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Plaisance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Grand Coteau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arnaudville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shuteston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Sunset
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Melville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuisson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Boretta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carencro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ravenswood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cane
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Church Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Current
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Whiteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Breaux Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Morrow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fordoche
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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 Port Barre, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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