Welcome to Mark ...

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

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

Mark would have been located within present day West Baton Rouge Parish<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mark, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mark is near sea level<4>.

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

The location where Mark once stood is in the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Mark ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Mark - they are located in Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Missouri, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mark ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <5>
• Central
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Baker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
• Denham Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <5>
• Saint Gabriel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Gabriel
  • Saint Gabriel is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Gabriel <5>
• Plaquemine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
  • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <5>
• Port Allen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <5>
• Brusly
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brusly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
  • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <5>
• White Castle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Castle
  • White Castle is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Castle <5>
• Maringouin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maringouin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maringouin
  • Maringouin is located in Iberville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maringouin <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 Mark. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mark.

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

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

Adding Mark to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mark post office opened in 1894.

We also found Mark on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mark.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for West Baton Rouge Parish: www.wbrcouncil.org/

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