Springfield in Livingston Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Haynes Settlement

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 6, 2005

1. Haynes Settlement Marker

Inscription. One of the oldest Black Settlements in Livingston Parish; only one known to be shown on a map. Named for Haynes family. Property crossed by Brakenridge and Thomas RRs. Galilee Baptist Church est. in 1884 by Rev. C. C. Clayton.

Erected 1982 by Livingston Parish Police Jury.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Railroads & Streetcars • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.

Location. 30° 26.75′ N, 90° 33.9′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It is on Haynes Settlement Road 0.1 miles north of McCarroll Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springfield LA 70462, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes,

in Greater Baton Rouge,

and in Greater New Orleans.

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,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Springfield Cemetery Cannon (approx. 1.3 miles away); Springfield's Role in West Florida Revolution (approx. 1.4 miles away); Springfield (approx. 1½ miles away); Carter Plantation (approx. 2.1 miles away); Hungarian Settlement (approx. 2½ miles away); Albany, Louisiana (approx. 4 miles

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away); The Republic of West Florida (approx. 6.1 miles away); PFC Raymond "Mike" Clausen, Jr. (approx. 6½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, May 6, 2005

2. Haynes Settlement Marker

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