Welcome to Almadane ...

Almadane is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Almadane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Almadane is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Almadane ...

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

• DeRidder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRidder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
  • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <4>
• Leesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
• Newton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• New Llano
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Llano
  • New Llano is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Llano <4>
• Rosepine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosepine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
  • Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <4>
• Merryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
  • Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <4>
• Savage Fork
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
• Burkeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
  • Burkeville is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <4>
• Shanklerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
  • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
• Wiergate
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiergate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiergate
  • Wiergate is located in Newton County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiergate <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 Almadane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Almadane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almadane ...

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

Adding Almadane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Almadane post office opened in 1882.

We also found Almadane on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almadane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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