Start is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Richland Parish

Richland Parish, Louisiana

Richland Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Rayville. As of 2010, the population was 20,725.-History:...

, Louisiana

Louisiana

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, in the United States

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Geography

Start is located at 32°29′11"N 91°51′33"W (32.48639, -91.85917). It is adjacent to the communities of Crew Lake to the west, Girard to the east, Oak Ridge

Oak Ridge, Louisiana

Oak Ridge is a village in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 142 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bastrop Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Oak Ridge is located at ....

 to the north, and Alto and Mangham

Mangham, Louisiana

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 to the south.

Community

Start is a small community and mainly consists of farmland. The town itself has several churches, the Start Mart, Start In-and-Out, homes, Whitten Barber Shop, Walters Woodworks, and the Start Fire Department. http://www.funinlouisiana.com/photogallery/Start%20Fire%20003.jpg

Start Elementary School, which is operated by the Richland Parish School Board

Richland Parish School Board

The Richland Parish School Board is an entity responsible for the operation of public schools in Richland Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is headquartered in the town of Rayville.-High Schools:*Grades 9-12**Delhi High School...

, is located in the community and serves students in grades kindergarten through eight.

Louisiana Public Broadcasting created a http://wm.lpb.org/swi/20061124nameStart.wmvdocumentary

Documentary

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of Start in 2006.]

History

At the beginning of the 20th Century, the community known as Start did not have a name. In 1908, Charles Titsch marked out a town plat and called it Charleston. J.M. Morgan (1866-1940) needed a name in order to operate a post office from his store. Morgantown was submitted to the United States Post Office, but the name was rejected. In 1918, Rachel Morgan, a daughter to J.M. Morgan was the new post master, and submitted the name Charleston. This name was also rejected. Rachel finally concluded that the name Start should be submitted, because they were making a new start. On July 26, 1918, the U.S. Postal Service accepted Start as the official name of the community.