Welcome to Carmenia ...
So far, we found very little information about Carmenia. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Carmenia to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Carmenia, please Contact Us.
Carmenia would have been located within present day Sabine Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Carmenia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Carmenia is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Carmenia was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Carmenia was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Carmenia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carmenia.
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Llano
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hemphill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Anacoco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Florien
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hornbeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fisher
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock is located in Sabine Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- South Toledo Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- South Toledo Bend is located in Newton County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Toledo Bend
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 Carmenia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carmenia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carmenia. 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 Carmenia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carmenia. See our Newspapers Page for Carmenia.
Adding Carmenia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Carmenia 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 (so far) for Carmenia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Carmenia post office opened in 1908. The Carmenia post office closed in 1942.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Carmenia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Carmenia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Sabine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carmenia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Carmenia area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Carmenia area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |