Readhimer, Louisiana

Readhimer is an unincorporated community in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located along Louisiana Highway 9 in far northeastern Natchitoches Parish to the northeast of the parish seat of Natchitoches.

Readhimer
Unincorporated community
Readhimer road sign
Readhimer
Location within the state of Louisiana
Coordinates: 32°6′56″N 92°59′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishNatchitoches
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID555761[1]
Briarwood Baptist Church in Readhimer
Pecan Park athletic field south of Readhimer

The community is part of the Natchitoches Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located within the Chestnut-Readhimer Water System.[2] Readhimer is east of Ashland and northwest of Goldonna.

Notable people
  • Roy Sanders, educator who served for twenty-eight years as the principal of Readhimer High School and from 1948 to 1952 as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He is interred at the Briarwood Baptist Church Cemetery.[3]
  • L. D. Nash, new and upcoming author of several paranormal fantasy series also resides here.

References
  1. "Readhimer, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Approved Wellhead Protection Program". deq.louisiana.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  3. "Roy Sanders". Winnfield, Louisiana: Winn Parish Enterprise News-American. December 29, 1976. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
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