Welcome to Florenville ...
Florenville is located in Saint Tammany Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Florenville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Florenville is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Florenville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Florenville: 985
Communities near Florenville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Florenville.
- Slidell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mandeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Mandeville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,559 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandeville <3>
- Picayune
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picayune have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picayune
- Picayune is located in Pearl River County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,886 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picayune <3>
- Covington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abita Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pearl River
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Madisonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <3>
- Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
- Browns Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Village
- Browns Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Huntwyck Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntwyck Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntwyck Village
- Huntwyck Village is located in Saint Tammany Parish
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 Florenville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florenville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florenville. 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 Florenville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florenville. See our Newspapers Page for Florenville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florenville ...
Looking for more information about Florenville? 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 Florenville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Florenville.
Adding Florenville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Florenville 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 Florenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Florenville post office opened in 1888.
We also found Florenville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Florenville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Tammany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Florenville - 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/ |