Horse Bluff Landing, Louisiana

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Horse Bluff Landing, Louisiana
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Horse Bluff Landing
Coordinates: 30°21′58″N90°37′38″W / 30.36611°N 90.62722°W / 30.36611; -90.62722 Coordinates: 30°21′58″N90°37′38″W / 30.36611°N 90.62722°W / 30.36611; -90.62722
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Livingston
Elevation
[1]
10 ft (3 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70462
Area code(s) 225
GNIS feature ID535799 [1]
FIPS code 22-36060

Horse Bluff Landing is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Killian and 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) northeast of Maurepas on the bank of Tickfaw River. [2] The Tickfaw State Park is located 1 mile (1.6 kilometres) to the northwest across the Tickfaw River.

Redding cemetery

An early 19th century cemetery is located at Horse Bluff Landing with ten graves total and eight unmarked graves. The cemetery is named after the Redding family, early pioneers that settled in the area. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horse Bluff Landing, Louisiana
  2. The American Atlas: U.S. Longitudes & Latitudes, Time Changes and Time Zones. ACS Publications. 1990. p. 221. ISBN   978-0-935127-13-3.
  3. Sherry Sanford. "Redding Cemetery, West of Killian, Livingston Parish, Louisiana". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved August 29, 2019.