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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>

While we didn't find Portage in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Portage. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Portage listed first.

  • Arnaudville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Leonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Frozard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Breaux Bridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Port Barre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Coteau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carencro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>
  • Shuteston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
  • Lafayette
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Opelousas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <2>
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Broussard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Martinville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Musson
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Musson is located in Iberville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musson
  • Livonia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
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  • Ravenswood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Melville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Plaisance
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Duchamp
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
  • Beggs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Palmetto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Church Point
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)

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 Portage, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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