Poley, Louisiana

Poley, also known as Poley Bayou, is an unincorporated community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) northwest of French Settlement and 2 miles (3.2 kilometres) east of Port Vincent.

Poley, Louisiana
Poley
Poley
Coordinates: 30°37′29″N 90°50′40″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishLivingston
Elevation92 ft (28 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
70754
Area code(s)225
GNIS feature ID552052 [1]
FIPS code22-57695

History

An early settler named Calvin Doris Bowman scouted the area sometime in the 1830s and exclaimed to his companions, "This is just about the poliest place I ever saw." and that was the name given to the area. A post office was built here on December 31, 1909 and a man named Martin L. Bowman was appointed as the first postmaster.[2]

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