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Welcome to Coleman ...

Coleman is located in Madison Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Coleman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Coleman is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Coleman: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Coleman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Coleman - they are located in Alabama (2), Alberta, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Coleman ...

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

  • Vicksburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
    • Vicksburg is located in Warren County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
  • Tallulah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newellton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newellton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
    • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <5>
  • Richmond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Madison Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Delta
    • From Coleman to Delta
  • Mound
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Barnes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
    • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Barnes
    • From Coleman to Barnes
  • Duck Port ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duck Port have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
    • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish
  • Ashly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
    • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ashly
    • From Coleman to Ashly
  • Stout
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stout. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
    • Stout is located in Warren County (MS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Stout
    • From Coleman to Stout

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coleman ...

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

Adding Coleman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Coleman 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 Coleman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Coleman post office opened in 1898.

We also found Coleman on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Coleman.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coleman. 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coleman - 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 Coleman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Coleman 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/









 

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