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Welcome to Bayou Chicot ...

Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bayou Chicot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.

Bayou Chicot is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bayou Chicot: 337

Communities Also Named Bayou Chicot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Bayou Chicot: This one is located in Evangeline Parish and the other is located in Saint Landry Parish.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bayou Chicot.

Communities near Bayou Chicot ...

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

  • Oakdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ville Platte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bunkie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mamou
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Pine Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenmora
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lecompte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Forest Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheneyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bayou Chicot ...

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

Adding Bayou Chicot to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bayou Chicot post office opened in 1823. The Bayou Chicot post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bayou Chicot.

Footnotes ...

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