Welcome to Big Bend ...

Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Big Bend is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Big Bend: (318)

Communities Also Named Big Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Big Bend - they are located in Arkansas, California (5), Colorado, Florida, Kansas (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Big Bend.

Communities near Big Bend ...

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

• Marksville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <4>
• Simmesport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <4>
• Cottonport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <4>
• Mansura
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <4>
• Moreauville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
• Hessmer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>
• Plaucheville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
  • Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <4>
• Legonier
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
  • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Bordelonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordelonville
  • Bordelonville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bordelonville <4>
• Hamburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <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 Big Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Bend ...

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

Adding Big Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Big Bend post office opened in 1847.

We also found Big Bend in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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