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Welcome to Attakapas Landing ...

Although we found mention of Attakapas Landing during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Attakapas Landing was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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

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

A typical abbreviation for Attakapas Landing: Attakapas Lndg. (or less commonly used: Attakapas Lndng.)

Attakapas Landing is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where we believe that Attakapas Landing might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

We believe that Attakapas Landing would be found within the (985) area code.

Communities near Attakapas Landing ...

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

  • Thibodaux
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thibodaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Thibodaux
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <4>
  • Morgan City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Donaldsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Donaldsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <4>
  • Patterson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Berwick
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Berwick is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,324 people
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Berwick
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
  • Napoleonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napoleonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Napoleonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <4>
  • Bellewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bellewood is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bellewood
  • Lower Texas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lower Texas is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Texas
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Lower Texas
  • Percle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Percle is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percle
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Percle
  • Wildwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wildwood is located in Assumption Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wildwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attakapas Landing ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Attakapas Landing and then turned west". While Attakapas Landing could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Attakapas Landing as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Attakapas Landing could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attakapas Landing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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