Abbeville in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Bancker Plantations

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 1, 2017

1. Bancker Plantations Marker

Inscription.
Four plantations once thrived near Bancker. Hope Mill and Gertrude were west of the river. Live Oak and Cade were on the east side. Only Live Oak remains.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 29° 53.114′ N, 92° 7.528′ W. Marker is in Abbeville, Louisiana, in Vermilion Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of Live Oak Road and State Road 690. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Abbeville LA 70510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Acadiana — Cajun Country

and specifically in Bayou Country. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

Acadia,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bancker Ferry (a few steps from this marker); Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bancker (about 400 feet away); Henry / Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); St. Mary Congregational Church (approx. 6 miles away); The Old Masonic Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); Louisiana Story (approx. 6.1 miles away); Pére Antoine Desiré Mégret (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Abbeville.

More about this marker. Located on the Bancker site.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 1, 2017

2. Bancker Plantations Marker

Bancker site entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 1, 2017

3. Bancker site entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on September 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,377 times since then and 78 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 29, 2017.