RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Louisiana >> Evangeline Parish >> VidrineIndex...

Welcome to Vidrine ...

Vidrine is located in Evangeline Parish<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Vidrine: 337

Communities near Vidrine ...

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

  • Eunice
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <3>
  • Oakdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ville Platte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mamou
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Mamou is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mamou <3>
  • Basile
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <3>
  • Pine Prairie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Turkey Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Chataignier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bayou Chicot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Bayou Chicot is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Chicot
  • Bond
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bond is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond

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 (so far) for Vidrine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Vidrine post office opened in 1910. The Vidrine post office closed in 1925.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vidrine.

Footnotes ...

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