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Welcome to Cossinade ...

Cossinade is located in Vermilion Parish<1>.

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

Cossinade is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Cossinade: 337

Communities near Cossinade ...

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

  • Crowley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Abbeville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Scott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
    • Scott is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,787 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scott <3>
  • Rayne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kaplan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaplan
    • Kaplan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,345 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaplan <3>
  • Erath
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
    • Erath is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,030 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erath <3>
  • Maurice
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Duson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duson
    • Duson is located in Lafayette Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duson <3>
  • Gueydan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gueydan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gueydan
    • Gueydan is located in Vermilion Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gueydan <3>
  • Estherwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
    • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cossinade ...

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

Adding Cossinade to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cossinade post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cossinade.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Vermilion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cossinade - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/