Welcome to Pickering ...

Pickering is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickering, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Pickering is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pickering is located in the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Pickering ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Pickering - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Pickering ...

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

• DeRidder
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for DeRidder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeRidder
  • DeRidder is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,521 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeRidder <4>
• Leesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
• New Llano
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Llano
  • New Llano is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Llano <4>
• Rosepine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosepine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
  • Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <4>
• Anacoco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anacoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacoco
  • Anacoco is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacoco <4>
• Pinewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
• Savage Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
  • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
• Fort Polk North
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Polk North. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk North
  • Fort Polk North is located in Vernon Parish
• Fertitta Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fertitta Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fertitta Park
  • Fertitta Park is located in Vernon Parish
• Westwood Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
  • Westwood Village is located in Vernon 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 Pickering. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pickering.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickering ...

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

Adding Pickering to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pickering 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 Pickering was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pickering post office opened in 1899.

We also found Pickering on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickering.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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