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Welcome to Rita ...

Rita is located in Lafourche Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rita, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Rita is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Rita: 985

Communities Also Named Rita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Rita - they are located in Manitoba, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rita ...

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

  • Houma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Houma is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,467 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houma <3>
  • Thibodaux
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gheens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Raceland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Godchaux
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux
  • Raceland Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
  • Bayou Blue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bayou Blue is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Blue
  • Larose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camardelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rita ...

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

Adding Rita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rita post office opened in 1916. The Rita post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rita.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Lafourche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rita - 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/