Welcome to Bardel ...

Bardel is located in Richland Parish<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Bardel is within the (318) area code.

Communities near Bardel ...

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

• Bastrop
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
  • Bastrop is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
• Rayville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
  • Rayville is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayville <4>
• Richwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
• Delhi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delhi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
  • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangham
  • Mangham is located in Richland Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mangham <4>
• Mer Rouge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
  • Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <4>
• Collinston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
  • Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <4>
• Oak Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Start
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Start have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Start
  • Start is located in Richland Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Start <4>

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 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.

We also found Bardel on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bardel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bardel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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