Welcome to Bingen ...

So far, we found very little information about Bingen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bingen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bingen, please Contact Us.

Bingen would have been located within present day West Feliciana Parish<2>.

The location of Bingen has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bingen, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bingen is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bingen was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bingen would have been located in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Bingen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bingen - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Bingen ...

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

• New Roads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <5>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>
• Melville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <5>
• Woodville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Morganza
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <5>
• Weyanoke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
  • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <5>
• Tunica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <5>
• Wakefield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
• Angola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <5>

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

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

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

Adding Bingen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bingen in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bingen was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bingen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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