Welcome to Lamourie ...

Lamourie is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lamourie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Lamourie is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Lamourie lies within the (318) area code.

Communities near Lamourie ...

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

• Alexandria
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Pineville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Ball
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
  • Ball is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <4>
• Bunkie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
  • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
• Glenmora
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenmora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmora
  • Glenmora is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenmora <4>
• Lecompte
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompte
  • Lecompte is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompte <4>
• Woodworth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Woodworth is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <4>
• Forest Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
  • Forest Hill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hill <4>
• Hessmer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessmer
  • Hessmer is located in Avoyelles Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessmer <4>
• Cheneyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyville
  • Cheneyville is located in Rapides Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheneyville <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 Lamourie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lamourie.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lamourie ...

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

Adding Lamourie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Lamourie in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Lamourie post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lamourie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/