Welcome to Lodi ...

So far, we found very little information about Lodi. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Lodi to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lodi, please Contact Us.

Lodi would have been located within present day Acadia Parish<2>.

The location of Lodi has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lodi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Lodi is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Lodi was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Lodi would have been located in the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Lodi ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Lodi - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Jersey (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lodi.

Communities near Lodi ...

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

• Crowley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <5>
• Jennings
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <5>
• Eunice
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <5>
• Rayne
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayne
  • Rayne is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rayne <5>
• Welsh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <5>
• Kinder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Kinder is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinder <5>
• Basile
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <5>
• Iota
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Elton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <5>
• Estherwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
  • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <5>

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

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

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

Adding Lodi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lodi 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 for Lodi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lodi post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lodi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/