Welcome to Blade ...
Blade is located in La Salle Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blade, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Blade is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blade lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blade: 318 & 457<3>
Communities near Blade ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blade.
- Jena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Jena is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <5>
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
- Tullos
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
- Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <5>
- Harrisonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
- Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <5>
- Midway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Sharp Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
- Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
- Trout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- Trout is located in La Salle Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout <5>
- Aimwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aimwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <5>
- Summerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in La Salle Parish
- Utility
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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 Blade. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blade.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blade. 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 Blade.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blade. See our Newspapers Page for Blade.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blade ...
Looking for more information about Blade? 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 Blade, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blade.
Adding Blade to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blade 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 Blade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Blade post office opened in 1915.
We also found Blade in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blade.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blade. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Blade area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Blade area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |