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Welcome to False River ...

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

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<2>.

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

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)
  • Saint Francisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Krotz Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Melville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Maringouin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grosse Tete
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Morganza
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Elliot City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
  • Dupont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 (so far) for False River was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the False River post office opened in 1858. The False River post office closed in 1861.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around False River - 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>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/