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Welcome to Red River Landing ...

Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red River Landing, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for Red River Landing: Red Riv. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Red Riv. Lndng.)

Red River Landing is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Red River Landing: 225

Communities near Red River Landing ...

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

  • Simmesport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Melville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Moreauville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Morganza
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Plaucheville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Williamsport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Angola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Innis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tunica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Legonier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red River Landing ...

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

Adding Red River Landing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red River Landing in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Red River Landing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Red River Landing post office opened in 1836. The Red River Landing post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red River Landing.

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 Red River Landing - 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/