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 Washington had a population of 1,064 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washington had a population of 903 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Beggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beggs is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
- Plaisance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plaisance is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaisance
- Opelousas
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Port Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Garland is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Boretta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dubuisson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dubuisson is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuisson
- Rosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmetto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shuteston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shuteston is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuteston
- Grand Coteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whiteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Sunset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Big Cane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cane
- Morrow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frozard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Barbreck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbreck
- Arnaudville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Church Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prudhomme
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Prudhomme is located in Acadia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudhomme
- Melville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Current
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Carencro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Washington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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