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Welcome to Big Cane ...

Big Cane is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Cane, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Big Cane is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Big Cane: 337

Communities near Big Cane ...

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

  • Ville Platte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunkie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Port Barre
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Simmesport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Mansura
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Melville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Moreauville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hessmer
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Big Cane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Cane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Cane ...

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

Adding Big Cane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Big Cane post office opened in 1848. The Big Cane post office closed in 1941.

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

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 Big Cane - 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/