Welcome to Capitan ...Capitan is located in Lafayette Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Capitan, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Capitan is near sea level<2>. Time Zone: Capitan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Capitan: 337 Communities Also Named Capitan ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Capitan - they are located in California and New Mexico. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Capitan. Communities near Capitan ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Capitan.
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 Capitan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Capitan. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Capitan. 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 Capitan. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Capitan. See our Newspapers Page for Capitan. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Capitan ...Looking for more information about Capitan? 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 Capitan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Capitan. Adding Capitan to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Capitan 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 Capitan was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Capitan. Footnotes ...
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