Welcome to Legonier ...
Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Legonier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Legonier is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Legonier lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Legonier: 225
Communities near Legonier ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Legonier.
- Marksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mansura
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Moreauville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
- Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <3>
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <3>
- Plaucheville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
- Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <3>
- Palmetto
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <3>
- Lettsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(8 miles [12.9 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 Legonier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Legonier.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Legonier. 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 Legonier.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Legonier. See our Newspapers Page for Legonier.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Legonier ...
Looking for more information about Legonier? 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 Legonier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Legonier.
Adding Legonier to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Legonier 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 Legonier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Legonier post office opened in 1888.
We also found Legonier in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Legonier.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Legonier - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |