Welcome to Fort Jesup ...

Fort Jesup is located in Sabine Parish<1>.

The location of Fort Jesup has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Jesup, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Jesup: Ft. Jesup

Fort Jesup is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Fort Jesup lies within the (318) area code.

Communities near Fort Jesup ...

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

• Many
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
  • Many is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <4>
• Zwolle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwolle
  • Zwolle is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zwolle <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Florien
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
  • Florien is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <4>
• Provencal
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provencal
  • Provencal is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provencal <4>
• Hornbeck
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
  • Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <4>
• Noble
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
• Fisher
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Robeline
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeline
  • Robeline is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robeline <4>
• Vowells Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vowells Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowells Mill
  • Vowells Mill is located in Natchitoches 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 Fort Jesup. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Jesup.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Jesup. 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 Fort Jesup.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Jesup ...

Looking for more information about Fort Jesup? 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 Fort Jesup, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Jesup.

Adding Fort Jesup to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Jesup 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 Fort Jesup was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fort Jesup post office opened in 1833.

We also found Fort Jesup in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Jesup.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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