Bancroft, Louisiana

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Bancroft is an unincorporated area in Louisiana. It is in Beauregard Parish near the border with Texas. [1]

The North Bancroft Field is a geological area dating to the Eocene era that was drilled for oil. [2] Bancroft was a lumber settlement that had 250 men at it. [3] It had a post office. [4] Bancroft Colored School served grades 1 to 8. [5] The school serving the area became 68 percent African American after integration. [6] Spikes Cemetery is in Bancroft. [7]

In 2021 the old school building in Bancroft was still standing. [8]

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References

  1. "Bancroft". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. Allan, Urban S. (1967). "North Bancroft and West Bivens Fields: BEAUREGARD PARISH, LOUISIANA". pp. 24–24C.
  3. Labor, Louisiana Bureau of Statistics of (July 9, 1918). "Annual Report of the Bureau of Statistics of Labor for the State of Louisiana". The Bureu via Google Books.
  4. "United States Official Postal Guide". U.S. Government Printing Office. July 9, 1924 via Google Books.
  5. Cooley, Myrna (October 15, 2019). "One community, one school". Beauregard Daily News. Beauregard, LA. Archived from the original on October 17, 2019.
  6. Congress, United States (July 9, 1960). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office via Google Books.
  7. "Ender Pearse". Lake Charles American-Press. May 7, 1967. p. 10 via newspapers.com.
  8. "The Merryville Historical Society & Museum, 628 N Railroad St, Merryville, LA (2022)".

Coordinates: 30°33′55″N93°41′08″W / 30.56528°N 93.68556°W / 30.56528; -93.68556