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Poley, Louisiana

Coordinates: 30°37′29″N 90°50′40″W / 30.62472°N 90.84444°W / 30.62472; -90.84444
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Poley, Louisiana
Poley is located in Louisiana
Poley
Poley
Poley is located in the United States
Poley
Poley
Coordinates: 30°37′29″N 90°50′40″W / 30.62472°N 90.84444°W / 30.62472; -90.84444
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLivingston
Elevation92 ft (28 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70754
Area code225
GNIS feature ID552052 [1]
FIPS code22-57695

Poley, also known as Poley Bayou, is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northwest of French Settlement and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of Port Vincent.

History

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An early settler named Calvin Doris Bowman scouted the area sometime in the 1830s and exclaimed to his companions, "This is just about the poliest place I ever saw." and that was the name given to the area. A post office was built here on December 31, 1909, and a man named Martin L. Bowman was appointed as the first postmaster.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Poley, Louisiana
  2. ^ D.N. Pardue. "Poley Bayou, Livingston Parish, Louisiana". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved August 31, 2019.