Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Opelousas came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Opelousas in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Opelousas. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Opelousas data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Opelousas:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Opelousas was listed as Opelousas Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Louisiana (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Opelousas is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Opelousas in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Opelousas for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Opelousas. See our Misc Page for Opelousas for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Opelousas: www.cityofopelousas.com/

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