Welcome to Vowells Mill ...

Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Vowells Mill, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vowells Mill, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Vowells Mill: Vowells Ml. (or less commonly used: Vowells Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Vowells Mill for more information about variations on the name of Vowells Mill.

Vowells Mill is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Vowells Mill: (318)

Communities near Vowells Mill ...

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

• Natchitoches
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchitoches
  • Natchitoches is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchitoches <4>
• Many
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
  • Many is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <4>
• Florien
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
  • Florien is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <4>
• Provencal
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provencal
  • Provencal is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provencal <4>
• Natchez
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
• Hornbeck
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
  • Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <4>
• Fisher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Robeline
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeline
  • Robeline is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robeline <4>
• Victoria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Victoria is located in Natchitoches Parish
• Flora
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vowells Mill ...

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

Adding Vowells Mill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Vowells Mill 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 Vowells Mill was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vowells Mill.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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