Los Adaes, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States

Overview of Los Adaes

• Name:
  Los Adaes
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States
  
• History (GNIS):
  Established in the early 18th century, when a Franciscan missionary from New Spain (now Mexico), Father Francisco Hidalgo, urged the French governor of Louisiana to establish a post near east Texas; once served as the capital of Texas.
• Surveys:
  Township 8 North, Range 9 West, Louisiana Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:31.708221931° 42' 29.6"N

  Longitude:-93.293226293° 17' 35.6"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Robeline 1.4 mi. SW
  • Shamrock 2.2 mi. W
  • Shady Grove 2.7 mi. NE
  • Provencal 6.6 mi. SE
  • Powhatan 12.6 mi. NE
  • Natchitoches 12.7 mi. E
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Robeline 1.8 mi. S
  • Mount Carmel 4.2 mi. NW
  • Shiloh 5.4 mi. SE
  • Martin 5.7 mi. E
  • Saint Annes 7.3 mi. N
  • McCartney 8.1 mi. NW
  • Hawthorne 8.3 mi. SE
  • Hawthorne 8.3 mi. SE
  • Saint Lukes 8.6 mi. NE
  • Cedar 8.7 mi. S
  • Red Rock 9 mi. S
  • Fort Jesup (Sabine Parish) 9.1 mi. SW
• Elevation:
  58 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  894641764
• Updated Apr 19, 2020