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Welcome to Lavacco ...

Lavacco is located in Catahoula Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lavacco, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Lavacco is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lavacco: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Lavacco ...

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

  • Jena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
  • Jonesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisonburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhinehart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Utility
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
  • Sharp Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
  • Trinity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
  • Wildsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Midway
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Parhams
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lavacco ...

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

Adding Lavacco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lavacco in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Lavacco was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lavacco.

Footnotes ...

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