Tigerville, Louisiana

Tigerville is an unincorporated community in St. John the Baptist Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana.[1]

Tigerville, Louisiana
Tigerville, Louisiana
Tigerville, Louisiana
Coordinates: 30°02′34″N 90°32′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishSt. John the Baptist
Elevation
13 ft (4 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)985
GNIS feature ID1628368[1]

Etymology

According to tradition, Tigerville was so named when early settlers mistook native cougars for tigers.[2]

gollark: Wait, "Ke'maro"? What a weird name.
gollark: The aso one looks really cool.
gollark: Neat, one of each seems to have grown now.
gollark: Huh, they're "aqulio". I don't think anyone got that.
gollark: I wonder why it was down, anyway.

References

  1. "Tigerville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Peña, Christopher G. (2004). Scarred by War: Civil War in Southeast Louisiana. AuthorHouse. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4184-5544-6.



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