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Welcome to Baptist ...

Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Baptist, you might consider that their post office opened in 1923.

Baptist is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Baptist: 985

Communities Also Named Baptist ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Baptist - they are located in Kentucky (2), Oklahoma and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Baptist ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Baptist ...

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

Adding Baptist to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Baptist 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 (so far) for Baptist was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Baptist post office opened in 1923. The Baptist post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Baptist.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Tangipahoa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Baptist - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/