Welcome to Egg Bend ...

Egg Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Egg Bend, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Egg Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Egg Bend: Egg Bnd.

Egg Bend is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Egg Bend is located in the (318) area code.

Communities near Egg Bend ...

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

• Alexandria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pineville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Marksville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <4>
• Bunkie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
• Cottonport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <4>
• Mansura
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <4>
• Lecompte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
• Woodworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
• Moreauville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
• Hessmer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Egg Bend ...

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

Adding Egg Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Egg Bend 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 Egg Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Egg Bend post office opened in 1878.

We also found Egg Bend in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Egg Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Egg Bend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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