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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 Veltin in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Veltin. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Veltin listed first.

  • Opelousas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Shuteston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Plaisance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
  • Frozard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Frozard is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozard
  • Washington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Church Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Barre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arnaudville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carencro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Beggs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
  • Prudhomme
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
  • Garland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Boretta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Boretta is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boretta
  • Dubuisson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
  • Duson
    (18 miles [29 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>
  • Scott
    (18 miles [29 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>
  • Palmetto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Rosa is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Lafayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Breaux Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Rayne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Whiteville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville

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