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Welcome to Goudeau ...

Goudeau is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goudeau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Goudeau is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Goudeau: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Goudeau ...

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

  • Ville Platte
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marksville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Bunkie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
  • Simmesport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottonport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mansura
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Moreauville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hessmer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cheneyville
    (18 miles [29 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 Goudeau. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goudeau.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goudeau ...

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

Adding Goudeau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goudeau 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 Goudeau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goudeau post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goudeau.

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 Goudeau - 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 Goudeau area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Goudeau 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/