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Welcome to Quinton ...

Quinton is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quinton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914.

Quinton is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Quinton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Quinton: 225

Communities Also Named Quinton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Quinton - they are located in Alabama (2), Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Quinton ...

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

  • New Roads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Simmesport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Francisville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Melville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Morganza
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Plaucheville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Palmetto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Innis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elba
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba

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 Quinton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quinton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quinton ...

Looking for more information about Quinton? 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 Quinton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Quinton.

Adding Quinton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Quinton 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 Quinton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Quinton post office opened in 1914. The Quinton post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quinton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quinton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/