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Welcome to Armistead ...

Armistead is located in Bienville Parish<1>.

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

Armistead is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Armistead: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Armistead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Armistead: This one is located in Bienville Parish and the other is located in Red River Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 7 communities that are also named Armistead - they are located in California, Kansas (2), Mississippi (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Armistead ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Armistead ...

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

Adding Armistead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Armistead in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Armistead post office opened in 1886. The Armistead post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Armistead.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bienville, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Armistead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Armistead area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Armistead area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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