Welcome to Randall ...

So far, we found very little information about Randall. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Randall to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Randall, please Contact Us.

Randall would have been located within present day Pointe Coupee Parish<2>.

The location of Randall has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Randall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Randall is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Randall was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Randall once stood is in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Randall ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Randall: This one is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and the other is located in Saint Landry Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 20 communities that are also named Randall - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Randall ...

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

• New Roads
  (16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
• Simmesport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Livonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Krotz Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
• Melville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Fordoche
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Morganza
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Palmetto
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <5>
• Batchelor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batchelor
  • Batchelor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batchelor <5>

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

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

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

Adding Randall to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Randall in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Randall was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Randall post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Randall.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/