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Welcome to Frost ...

Frost is located in Livingston Parish<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Frost, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Frost is near sea level<3>.

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

Frost is within the boundaries of the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Frost ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Frost - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan (3), Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Frost.

Communities near Frost ...

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

  • Hammond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
  • Gonzales
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
    • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <4>
  • Denham Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
    • Former names for Denham Springs:
    • Amite Springs
    • Hill's Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>
  • Ponchatoula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Walker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Livingston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
    • Livingston is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <4>
  • Sorrento
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sorrento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
    • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <4>
  • Killian
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • French Settlement
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Albany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Albany is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>

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 Frost. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frost.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frost ...

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

Adding Frost to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Frost post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frost.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frost - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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