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History · Bayou Corne

The history of Bayou Corne

Below: maps from 1936 on.

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What stands out about Bayou Corne’s past

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The story so far

Bayou Corne, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bayou Corne yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bayou Corne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the bayou of the same name. It is in the northwestern part of the parish along Louisiana Highway 70, 7 miles (11 km) west of Paincourtville and 6 miles (10 km) northeast of Pierre Part. The Bayou Corne sinkhole is less than one mile to the southeast. As of the 2020 census, Bayou Corne had a population of 32. Bayou Corne was first listed as a CDP in 2014.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Bayou Corne on the map, 1936 to 1974

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bayou Corne. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bayou Corne on the 1936 USGS mapBayou Corne on the 1963 USGS mapBayou Corne on the 1974 USGS map1936White Castle sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bayou Corne.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bayou Corne

Nobody well known was born in Bayou Corne itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Clarence WilliamsAmerican jazz pianist, composer, promoter, voca… · b. 1893
Francis T. NichollsConfederate Army general, lawyer, judge and Ame… · b. 1834
Dan BrouilletteUnited States 15th Secretary of Energy · b. 1947
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John WilliamsAmerican basketball player · b. 1962
Shawn LongAmerican basketball player · b. 1993
Stephan KinsellaAmerican lawyer · b. 1965

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.