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Welcome to Yellow Bayou ...

Yellow Bayou is located in Avoyelles Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellow Bayou, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Yellow Bayou is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Yellow Bayou: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Yellow Bayou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yellow Bayou - it's located in Arkansas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yellow Bayou.

Communities near Yellow Bayou ...

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

  • Marksville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottonport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Mansura
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Moreauville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hessmer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Plaucheville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Palmetto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Odenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
  • Hamburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Bayou ...

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

Adding Yellow Bayou to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yellow Bayou 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 Yellow Bayou was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow Bayou.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Avoyelles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yellow Bayou - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Yellow Bayou area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Yellow Bayou area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.