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Welcome to Aycock ...

Aycock is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Aycock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

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

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

Aycock is located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Aycock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Aycock - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Aycock ...

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

  • Grambling
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Homer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bernice
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dubach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
    • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <4>
  • Gibsland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
    • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <4>
  • Simsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
    • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
  • Vienna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
  • Athens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <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 Aycock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aycock.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aycock ...

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

Adding Aycock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Aycock post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aycock.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aycock. 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 Claiborne, 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 Aycock - 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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