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 in 1895, Shuteston had a post office and no railroad service.

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

• Sunset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Grand Coteau
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Grand Coteau is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Coteau
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Coteau <2>
• Frozard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
• Church Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Church Point is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Point <2>
• Leonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <2>
• Opelousas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <2>
• Carencro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Carencro is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carencro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carencro <2>
• Arnaudville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Arnaudville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnaudville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnaudville <2>
• Port Barre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barre
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Barre <2>
• Plaisance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
• Scott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
• Prudhomme
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
• Duson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Lafayette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <2>
• Rayne
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <2>
• Breaux Bridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <2>
• Beggs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
• Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ridge is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Garland
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
• Crowley
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <2>
• Broussard
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <2>
• Indian Bayou
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Indian Bayou is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Bayou
• Boretta
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
• Dubuisson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson