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History · Reddell

Reddell’s post office opened in 1909

Most of Reddell was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985.

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How Reddell began

When was Reddell founded?

1909

The Reddell post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 904117 years
Founding year: the first Reddell post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Reddell, in brief

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Reddell is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Reddell had a population of 904. It is located approximately 2 miles (3 km) north of Mamou along Louisiana Highway 13. Reddell has a post office (ZIP code 70580), grocery store, and one of the largest rice drier elevators in the state.

Its first post office opened in 1909. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 733 to 904 (+23%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Reddell

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Rod MilburnAmerican athlete · b. 1950
Chris DuhonAmerican basketball player · b. 1982
Roy BrownAmerican blues singer (died 1981) · b. 1920
Anna MargaretAmerican singer, songwriter and actress · b. 1996
Clifton ChenierAmerican zydeco accordion player and singer · b. 1925
Faye EmersonAmerican actress · b. 1917
Places that used to be

Old corners

Reddell’s post office has been open since 1909.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Barber Spur

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Reddell’s history

What year was Reddell founded?

The Reddell post office opened in 1909, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.