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Welcome to Viva ...

Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Viva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Viva is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Viva: 225

Communities near Viva ...

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

  • New Roads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Simmesport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Francisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Livonia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Krotz Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Melville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Maringouin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Fordoche
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Palmetto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ravenswood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Viva ...

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

Adding Viva to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Viva post office opened in 1891. The Viva post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Viva.

Footnotes ...

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