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.
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  Readhimer Location within the state of Louisiana | |
| Coordinates: 32°6′56″N 92°59′15″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| Parish | Natchitoches |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 555761[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
- "Readhimer, Louisiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Approved Wellhead Protection Program". deq.louisiana.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
- "Roy Sanders". Winnfield, Louisiana: Winn Parish Enterprise News-American. December 29, 1976. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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