Rhymes, Louisiana

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Rhymes, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Rhymes, Louisiana
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Rhymes, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°22′45″N91°53′56″W / 32.37917°N 91.89889°W / 32.37917; -91.89889
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Richland
Elevation
72 ft (22 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 318
GNIS feature ID541173 [1]
FIPS code 22-64405

Rhymes is an unincorporated community in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 10 miles (16.09 kilometres) SW of Rayville, Louisiana.

Name origin

It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from the local Rhymes plantation that was built during the Antebellum period. [2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhymes, Louisiana
  2. ↑ Frances Ball Turner. "History of Louisiana by Chambers Vol. II, pg 314". USGenWeb Archives. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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