Welcome to Red River Landing ...

Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red River Landing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Red River Landing: Red Riv. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Red Riv. Lndng.)

Red River Landing is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Red River Landing is located in the (225) area code.

Communities near Red River Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Red River Landing.

• Simmesport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Melville
  (18 miles [29 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 <4>
• Moreauville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
• Morganza
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Plaucheville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Williamsport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Angola
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• Innis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
  • Innis is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis <4>
• Tunica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <4>
• Legonier
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee 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 Red River Landing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red River Landing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red River Landing ...

Looking for more information about Red River Landing? 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 Red River Landing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Red River Landing.

Adding Red River Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Red River Landing post office opened in 1836.

We also found Red River Landing in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red River Landing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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