Welcome to Calcasieu ...Calcasieu is located in Rapides Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Calcasieu, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925. Calcasieu is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Calcasieu lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Calcasieu: 318 & 457<3> Communities Also Named Calcasieu ...While we believe that this Calcasieu is located in Rapides Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Calcasieu. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Allen and Calcasieu Parish. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Calcasieu. Communities near Calcasieu ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Calcasieu.
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 Calcasieu. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Calcasieu. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Calcasieu. 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 Calcasieu. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Calcasieu. See our Newspapers Page for Calcasieu. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Calcasieu ...Looking for more information about Calcasieu? 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 Calcasieu, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Calcasieu. Adding Calcasieu to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Calcasieu. Footnotes ...
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