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Welcome to Canebrake ...

Canebrake is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Canebrake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.

Canebrake is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Canebrake: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Canebrake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Canebrake - they are located in Alabama, California, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Canebrake ...

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

  • Natchez
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
  • Vidalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ferriday
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Joseph
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ridgecrest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Waterproof
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sicily Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Sycamore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Highland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Canebrake ...

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

Adding Canebrake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Canebrake post office opened in 1912. The Canebrake post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canebrake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canebrake - 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 Canebrake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Canebrake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/