Poley, Louisiana
Poley, Louisiana | |
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Coordinates: 30°37′29″N 90°50′40″W / 30.62472°N 90.84444°WCoordinates: 30°37′29″N 90°50′40″W / 30.62472°N 90.84444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Louisiana |
Parish | Livingston |
Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 70754 |
Area code(s) | 225 |
GNIS feature ID | 552052 [1] |
FIPS code | 22-57695 |
Poley, also known as Poley Bayou, is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northwest of French Settlement and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of Port Vincent.
History[]
An early settler named Calvin Doris Bowman scouted the area sometime in the 1830s and exclaimed to his companions, "This is just about the poliest place I ever saw." and that was the name given to the area. A post office was built here on December 31, 1909, and a man named Martin L. Bowman was appointed as the first postmaster.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poley, Louisiana
- ^ D.N. Pardue. "Poley Bayou, Livingston Parish, Louisiana". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Livingston Parish, Louisiana
- Unincorporated communities in Louisiana
- Louisiana geography stubs