Welcome to Fondale ...
Fondale is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fondale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.
Fondale is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Fondale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Fondale: 318 & 457<3>
Communities near Fondale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fondale.
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- West Monroe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
- Mangham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Eros
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bosco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bosco is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosco
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Pino Bayou Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pino Bayou Village is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Bayou Village
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lapine is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
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 Fondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fondale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fondale. 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 Fondale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fondale. See our Newspapers Page for Fondale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fondale ...
Looking for more information about Fondale? 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 Fondale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fondale.
Adding Fondale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fondale 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 (so far) for Fondale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Fondale post office opened in 1921. The Fondale post office closed in 1930.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fondale.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ouachita, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Fondale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Fondale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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/ |