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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 Prudhomme had a population of 45 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Prudhomme, with the one closest to Prudhomme listed first.

  • Church Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shuteston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
  • Cartville ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
  • Sunset
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Sunset is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,962 people
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  • Opelousas
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Plaisance
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Rayne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Grand Coteau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Crowley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Duson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <2>
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Carencro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Frozard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Leonville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Estherwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Scott
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Beggs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
  • Port Barre
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Ridge
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
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  • Arnaudville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Garland
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Boretta
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
  • Indian Bayou
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
  • Dubuisson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Whiteville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Barbreck
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
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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 Prudhomme, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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