Welcome to Labarre ...

Labarre is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

The location of Labarre has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Labarre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Labarre is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Labarre lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Labarre lies within the (225) area code.

Communities near Labarre ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Labarre.

• New Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
• Livonia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Krotz Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
  • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <4>
• Melville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <4>
• Maringouin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <4>
• Fordoche
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordoche
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordoche <4>
• Rosedale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
• Morganza
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <4>
• Dupont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Labarre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Labarre.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Labarre. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Labarre.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Labarre. See our Newspapers Page for Labarre.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Labarre ...

Looking for more information about Labarre? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Labarre, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Labarre.

Adding Labarre to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Labarre in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Labarre was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Labarre post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Labarre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Labarre. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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