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Welcome to Almadane ...

Almadane is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Almadane: 337

Communities near Almadane ...

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

  • DeRidder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
  • New Llano
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosepine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Merryville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Savage Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • Burkeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Shanklerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Shanklerville is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanklerville
  • Wiergate
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 (so far) for Almadane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Almadane post office opened in 1882. The Almadane post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almadane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Vernon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Almadane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/