Welcome to Long Bridge ...

Long Bridge is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Bridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Long Bridge: Long Brg. (or less commonly used: Long Brdg. or Long Brdge.)

Long Bridge is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Long Bridge: (318)

Communities Also Named Long Bridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Long Bridge: This one is located in Avoyelles Parish and the other is located in Lafayette Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 4 communities that are also named Long Bridge - they are located in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Bridge.

Communities near Long Bridge ...

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

• Marksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <4>
• Bunkie
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
• Simmesport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <4>
• Mansura
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <4>
• Hessmer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>
• Cheneyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
  • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <4>
• Evergreen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <4>
• Plaucheville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
  • Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <4>
• Hickory
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory is located in Avoyelles Parish
• Enterprise
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Avoyelles Parish

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 Long Bridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Long Bridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Long Bridge. 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 Long Bridge.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Bridge ...

Looking for more information about Long Bridge? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Long Bridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Long Bridge.

Adding Long Bridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Bridge 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 Long Bridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Long Bridge post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Bridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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