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Welcome to Gold Dust ...

Gold Dust is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gold Dust, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Gold Dust is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gold Dust: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Gold Dust ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Gold Dust - it's located in Montana.

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

Communities near Gold Dust ...

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

  • Ville Platte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bunkie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottonport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Prairie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
    • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <4>
  • Mansura
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lecompte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
    • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Moreauville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
    • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
  • Hessmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
    • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>
  • Cheneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
    • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <4>

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 Gold Dust. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gold Dust.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gold Dust ...

Looking for more information about Gold Dust? 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 Gold Dust, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Gold Dust.

Adding Gold Dust to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gold Dust 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 Gold Dust was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

We also found Gold Dust in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Gold Dust post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gold Dust.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gold Dust. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Avoyelles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gold Dust - 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 Gold Dust area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Gold Dust 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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