Welcome to Billy Goat Hill ...
Although we found mention of Billy Goat Hill during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Billy Goat Hill was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Billy Goat Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Billy Goat Hill, please Contact Us.
The location of Billy Goat Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Billy Goat Hill is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Billy Goat Hill might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Billy Goat Hill would be found within the (337) area code.
Communities Also Named Billy Goat Hill ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Billy Goat Hill - it's located in Alabama.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Billy Goat Hill.
Communities near Billy Goat Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Billy Goat Hill.
- DeRidder
(16 miles [25.7 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
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Rosepine
(11 miles [17.7 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
(12 miles [19.3 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>
- Simpson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
- Hornbeck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
- Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <4>
- Fort Polk North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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
- Fort Polk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Polk
- Fort Polk is located in Vernon Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Polk <4>
- Savage Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- 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
- Pinewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 Billy Goat Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Billy Goat Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Billy Goat Hill. 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 Billy Goat Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Billy Goat Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Billy Goat Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Billy Goat Hill ...
Looking for more information about Billy Goat Hill? 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 Billy Goat Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Billy Goat Hill.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Billy Goat Hill and then turned west". While Billy Goat Hill could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Billy Goat Hill as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Billy Goat Hill could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong parish. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Billy Goat Hill - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |