Tigerville, Louisiana

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Tigerville, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
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Tigerville, Louisiana
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Tigerville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°02′34″N90°32′36″W / 30.04278°N 90.54333°W / 30.04278; -90.54333
Country United States
State Louisiana
Parish St. John the Baptist
Elevation
13 ft (4.0 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 985
GNIS feature ID1628368 [1]

Tigerville is an unincorporated community in St. John the Baptist Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [1]

Etymology

According to tradition, Tigerville was so named when early settlers mistook native cougars for tigers. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tigerville". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Peña, Christopher G. (2004). Scarred by War: Civil War in Southeast Louisiana. AuthorHouse. p. 13. ISBN   978-1-4184-5544-6.
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