Welcome to Grand Bayou ...
Grand Bayou is located in Red River Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Bayou, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.
Grand Bayou is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Grand Bayou lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Grand Bayou: 318 & 457<3>
Communities Also Named Grand Bayou ...
While we believe that this Grand Bayou is located in Red River Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Grand Bayou. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Assumption and Plaquemines Parish.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Grand Bayou.
Communities near Grand Bayou ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Grand Bayou.
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coushatta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
- South Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Hall Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Summit
- Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <4>
- Grand Cane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Edgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Carroll
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carroll. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
- Carroll is located in Red River Parish
- East Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- East Point is located in Red River 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 Grand Bayou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Bayou.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Grand Bayou. 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 Grand Bayou.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Grand Bayou. See our Newspapers Page for Grand Bayou.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Bayou ...
Looking for more information about Grand Bayou? 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 Grand Bayou, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Grand Bayou.
Adding Grand Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Grand Bayou 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 Grand Bayou was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Grand Bayou post office opened in 1905.
We also found Grand Bayou on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Grand Bayou.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Red River, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Grand Bayou - 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 Grand Bayou area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Grand Bayou 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |