Welcome to False River ...

False River is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

The location of False River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of False River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for False River: False Riv.

False River is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for False River: (225)

Communities near False River ...

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

• New Roads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <4>
• Saint Francisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <4>
• Krotz Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
  • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <4>
• Melville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <4>
• Maringouin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <4>
• Rosedale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
• Grosse Tete
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Tete have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Tete
  • Grosse Tete is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Tete <4>
• Morganza
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <4>
• Elliot City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
  • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
• Dupont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
  • Dupont is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <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 False River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for False River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for False River ...

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

Adding False River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the False River post office opened in 1858.

For more details, see References and Mentions for False River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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