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Welcome to Ardoyne ...

Ardoyne is located in Terrebonne Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ardoyne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.

Ardoyne is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Ardoyne: 985

Communities near Ardoyne ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ardoyne ...

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

Adding Ardoyne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ardoyne 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 Ardoyne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ardoyne post office opened in 1872. The Ardoyne post office closed in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ardoyne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Terrebonne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ardoyne - 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/