Do you know of Pecan ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Pecan. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Pecan.<1>

Our sources for Pecan (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Pecan other than they indicate that Pecan would be found somewhere in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1890 and closed  in 1893.

Communities Also Named Pecan ...

We found four communities that share the name Pecan.

Within Louisiana, the name Pecan is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Putnam County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pecan [Putnam County].
  • Georgia
    • Clay County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Pecan [Clay County].
  • Mississippi
    • Jackson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Pecan [Jackson County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Venango County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Pecan [Venango County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Pecan ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Pecan:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Pecan - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Natchitoches Parish ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Natchitoches Parish.