Welcome to Uni ...

So far, we found very little information about Uni. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Uni to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Uni, please Contact Us.

Uni would have been located within present day Caddo Parish<2>.

The location of Uni has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Uni, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Uni is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Uni was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Uni once stood is in the (318) area code.

Communities near Uni ...

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

• Shreveport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
  • Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <5>
• Bossier City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
  • Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <5>
• Vivian
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <5>
• Blanchard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <5>
• Benton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <5>
• Oil City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <5>
• Plain Dealing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <5>
• Mooringsport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooringsport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooringsport
  • Mooringsport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooringsport <5>
• Hosston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston
  • Hosston is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosston <5>
• Rodessa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
  • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <5>

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

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

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

Adding Uni to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Uni 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 for Uni was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Uni post office opened in 1899.

We also found Uni on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Uni.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/