Welcome to Vidrine ...

Vidrine is located in Evangeline Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vidrine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Vidrine is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Vidrine lies within the (337) area code.

Communities near Vidrine ...

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

• Eunice
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Oakdale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Oakdale is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <4>
• Ville Platte
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ville Platte
  • Ville Platte is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ville Platte <4>
• Mamou
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mamou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
  • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <4>
• Basile
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <4>
• Pine Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Prairie
  • Pine Prairie is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Prairie <4>
• Turkey Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
  • Turkey Creek is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turkey Creek <4>
• Chataignier
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chataignier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chataignier
  • Chataignier is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chataignier <4>
• Bayou Chicot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
  • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
• Duralde
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
  • Duralde is located in Evangeline 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 Vidrine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vidrine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vidrine ...

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

Adding Vidrine to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vidrine post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vidrine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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