Welcome to Rideau Settlement ...

Rideau Settlement is located in Saint Landry Parish<1>.

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

Rideau Settlement is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Rideau Settlement ...

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

• Opelousas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelousas
  • Opelousas is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelousas <4>
• Port Barre
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Barre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Barre
  • Port Barre is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Barre <4>
• Krotz Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krotz Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krotz Springs
  • Krotz Springs is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krotz Springs <4>
• Leonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonville
  • Leonville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonville <4>
• Arnaudville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnaudville
  • Arnaudville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnaudville <4>
• Melville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melville <4>
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Fordoche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordoche
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordoche <4>
• Morganza
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <4>
• Immaculata
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Immaculata have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculata
  • Immaculata is located in Saint Landry Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rideau Settlement ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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