Welcome to Dykesville ...

Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dykesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Dykesville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Dykesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Dykesville: (318)

Communities near Dykesville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dykesville.

• Springhill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
  • Springhill is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springhill <4>
• Homer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Haynesville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
• Cullen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
  • Cullen is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cullen <4>
• Cotton Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <4>
• Sarepta
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <4>
• Taylor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Emerson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Shongaloo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongaloo
  • Shongaloo is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shongaloo <4>
• Blackburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Blackburn is located in Claiborne Parish

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dykesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dykesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dykesville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dykesville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dykesville. See our Newspapers Page for Dykesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dykesville ...

Looking for more information about Dykesville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dykesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dykesville.

Adding Dykesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dykesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Dykesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Dykesville post office opened in 1886.

We also found Dykesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dykesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dykesville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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