Welcome to Mab ...
Although we found mention of Mab during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Mab was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Mab to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mab, please Contact Us.
The location of Mab has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mab, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.
Mab is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Mab might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Mab would be found within the (318) area code.
Communities near Mab ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mab.
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
- Oberlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Oberlin is located in Allen Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
- Glenmora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
- Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <4>
- Forest Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
- Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <4>
- McNary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Marionville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
- Marionville is located in Allen Parish
- Dido
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Pawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Tenmile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Grant is located in Allen Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <4>
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 Mab. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mab.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mab. 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 Mab.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mab. See our Newspapers Page for Mab.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mab ...
Looking for more information about Mab? 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 Mab, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mab.
Adding Mab to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mab 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 Mab was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mab post office opened in 1936.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mab.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Mab and then turned west". While Mab could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Mab as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Mab could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mab - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |