Welcome to Boatner ...

So far, we found very little information about Boatner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Boatner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boatner, please Contact Us.

Boatner would have been located within present day Jackson Parish<2>.

The location of Boatner has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boatner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Boatner is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Boatner was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Boatner would have been located in the (318) area code.

Communities near Boatner ...

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

• Jonesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
• Winnfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
  • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <5>
• Chatham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
• Hodge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <5>
• North Hodge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
  • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Dodson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
• East Hodge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
  • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Quitman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Eros
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eros have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
  • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <5>
• Sikes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sikes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
  • Sikes is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sikes <5>

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

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

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

Adding Boatner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boatner post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boatner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/