Welcome to Red Fish ...

Red Fish is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

The location of Red Fish has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Fish, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Red Fish is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Red Fish: (318)

Communities near Red Fish ...

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

• Marksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
  • Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <4>
• Bunkie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
• Simmesport
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
  • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <4>
• Cottonport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonport
  • Cottonport is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonport <4>
• Mansura
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansura
  • Mansura is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansura <4>
• Moreauville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreauville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreauville
  • Moreauville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreauville <4>
• Hessmer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>
• Evergreen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <4>
• Plaucheville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaucheville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaucheville
  • Plaucheville is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaucheville <4>
• Palmetto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
  • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Fish ...

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

Adding Red Fish to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Fish 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 Red Fish was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Red Fish post office opened in 1888.

We also found Red Fish in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Fish.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Fish. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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