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Welcome to Bardel ...

Bardel is located in Richland Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bardel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Bardel is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bardel: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Bardel ...

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

  • Bastrop
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rayville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Richwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Delhi
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Epps
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <4>
  • Mangham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Mer Rouge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Collinston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Start
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bardel ...

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

Adding Bardel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bardel post office opened in 1910. The Bardel post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bardel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bardel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Bardel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Bardel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/