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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 Rayne had a population of 569 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rayne had a population of 7,983 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rayne, with the one closest to Rayne listed first.
- Duson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crowley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Indian Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Estherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Church Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carencro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lafayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Prudhomme
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Shuteston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Cartville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cartville is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartville
- Sunset
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Coteau
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Broussard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frozard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mermentau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Duchamp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duchamp is located in Saint Martin Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchamp
- Breaux Bridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arnaudville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Opelousas
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Rayne, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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