Welcome to Fredericksburg ...

So far, we found very little information about Fredericksburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fredericksburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fredericksburg, please Contact Us.

Fredericksburg would have been located within present day Caldwell Parish<2>.

The location of Fredericksburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredericksburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fredericksburg is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Fredericksburg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Fredericksburg once stood is in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Fredericksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Fredericksburg - they are located in California, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Texas and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fredericksburg.

Communities near Fredericksburg ...

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

• Winnsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Olla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <5>
• Clarks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
  • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
• Wisner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <5>
• Gilbert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
• Grayson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <5>
• Columbia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
• Harrisonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <5>
• Banks Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Springs
  • Banks Springs is located in Caldwell Parish
• Enterprise
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Catahoula 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 Fredericksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fredericksburg.

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

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

Adding Fredericksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fredericksburg 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 Fredericksburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fredericksburg post office opened in 1890.

We also found Fredericksburg in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredericksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/