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Welcome to Barbreck ...

Barbreck is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Barbreck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Barbreck is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Barbreck: 337

Communities near Barbreck ...

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

  • Ville Platte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunkie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <3>
  • Mamou
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <3>
  • Cottonport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Mansura
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hessmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cheneyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Barbreck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Barbreck.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barbreck ...

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

Adding Barbreck to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Barbreck post office opened in 1881. The Barbreck post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Barbreck.

Footnotes ...

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