Welcome to Mayna ...
Mayna is located in Catahoula Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mayna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Mayna is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Mayna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Mayna: 318 & 457<3>
Communities near Mayna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mayna.
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Armagh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Acme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Utility
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Utility is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utility
- Wildsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Athlone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Catahoula Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Chevey Chase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chevey Chase is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevey Chase
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 Mayna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mayna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mayna. 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 Mayna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mayna. See our Newspapers Page for Mayna.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mayna ...
Looking for more information about Mayna? 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 Mayna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mayna.
Adding Mayna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mayna 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 (so far) for Mayna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Mayna post office opened in 1906. The Mayna post office closed in 1973.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mayna.
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 Mayna - 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 Mayna area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Mayna 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |