Welcome to Island ...Island is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Island, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Island is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Island lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Island: 225 Communities Also Named Island ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Island: This one is located in Pointe Coupee Parish and the other is located in Iberville Parish. Beyond Louisiana, there are 19 communities that are also named Island - they are located in Arkansas, Delaware (2), Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Island. Communities near Island ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Island.
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 Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Island. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Island. 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 Island. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Island. See our Newspapers Page for Island. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Island ...Looking for more information about Island? 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 Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Island. Adding Island to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Island 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 Island was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Island. Footnotes ...
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