Sacksonia, Louisiana

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Sacksonia, Louisiana
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Sacksonia, Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°28′00″N91°36′07″W / 32.46667°N 91.60194°W / 32.46667; -91.60194
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish Richland
Elevation
82 ft (25 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 318
GNIS feature ID543634 [1]

Sacksonia is an unincorporated community in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 6.4 miles (10.30 kilometres) W of Delhi, Louisiana.

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Name origins

The community is named after Benjamin Simon “B.S.” Sacksionie a prominent businessman and local proprietor that operated a saw mill near Dunn, Louisiana. Sacksionie and his colleague named Jacob P. Wolff established the colony around 1908 and operated the saw mill using immigrant labor. The exports of lumber to Europe was lucrative and a train depot was built to expedite trade. The train depot was named Sacksionie and then in 1933 USGS maps were updated using the modern name of Sacksonia. [2]

Sacksonia Gas Field

A large natural gas deposit is located in the area known as the Sacksonia Gas Field. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sacksonia, Louisiana
  2. Luke J. Letlow. "How Sacksonia, Louisiana Got It's[sic] Name; An Immigrant Story Of Bountiful Success and Tragic Loss". Luke J. Letlow. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sacksonia Gas Field