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Welcome to Lamourie ...

Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamourie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Lamourie is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lamourie: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Lamourie ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Pineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ball
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
  • Bunkie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Glenmora
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lecompte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hessmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cheneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamourie ...

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

Adding Lamourie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lamourie 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 Lamourie was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamourie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lamourie - 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 Lamourie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Lamourie 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.