Welcome to New Era ...
New Era is located in Concordia Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of New Era, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
New Era is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: New Era lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for New Era: 318 & 457<3>
Communities Also Named New Era ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named New Era - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Era.
Communities near New Era ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Era.
- Jonesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
- Acme
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <5>
- Armagh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Parhams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Bougere
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Utility
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Athlone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
- Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Wildsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsville
- Wildsville is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildsville <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 New Era. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Era.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Era. 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 New Era.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Era. See our Newspapers Page for New Era.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Era ...
Looking for more information about New Era? 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 New Era, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Era.
Adding New Era to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of New Era 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 New Era was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the New Era post office opened in 1877.
We also found New Era in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for New Era.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for New Era. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Era - 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 New Era area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the New Era area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |