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

Centerville, Louisiana

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2015

1. Centerville, Louisiana Marker

Inscription. Locally known by the above name, although the post office was named Springville. Served as parish seat, 1881 to 1941. Site of first electrocution in the state in 1941. Van Buren, the first parish seat, 1832-35, was on the east bank.

Erected 1982 by Livingston Parish Police Jury.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location. 30° 26.086′ N, 90° 41.109′ W. Marker is in Livingston, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish. It is on State Highway 42 0.1 miles west of Red Oak Road, on the left when traveling west. Located in front of the Springville Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22902 LA-42, Livingston LA 70754, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Livingston Parish (approx. 5.9 miles away); Carter Plantation (approx. 6.7 miles away); Hungarian Settlement (approx. 7.1 miles away); Haynes Settlement (approx. 7.2 miles away); McDonnel Douglas F-4 Phantom (approx. 7.6 miles away); U.S. Military Jeep (approx. 7.6 miles away); Albany, Louisiana (approx. 7.6 miles away); M-41 Walker Bull Dog Light Tank (approx. 7.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Livingston.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 20, 2015

2. Centerville, Louisiana Marker

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