Welcome to Flowery Mound ...
So far, we found very little information about Flowery Mound. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Flowery Mound to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Flowery Mound, please Contact Us.
Flowery Mound would have been located within present day Concordia Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Flowery Mound, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Flowery Mound is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Flowery Mound was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Flowery Mound was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Flowery Mound ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Flowery Mound.
- Ferriday
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
- Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <6>
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <6>
- Ridgecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <6>
- Athlone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Bougere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Wildsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsville
- Wildsville is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildsville <6>
- Chevey Chase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chevey Chase. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Utility
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Flowery Mound. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flowery Mound.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Flowery Mound. 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 Flowery Mound.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Flowery Mound. See our Newspapers Page for Flowery Mound.
Adding Flowery Mound to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Flowery Mound 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 Flowery Mound was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Flowery Mound post office opened in 1848.
We also found Flowery Mound in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Flowery Mound.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flowery Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Flowery Mound - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Flowery Mound area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Flowery Mound area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |