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Welcome to Book ...

Book is located in Catahoula Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Book, you might consider that their post office opened in 1934.

Book is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Book: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Book ...

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

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

Communities near Book ...

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

  • Marksville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Acme
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Armagh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
  • Parhams
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
  • Monterey
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Bougere
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
  • Vick
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
  • Bordelonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Deville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Book ...

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

Adding Book to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Book post office opened in 1934. The Book post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Book.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Catahoula, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Book - 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 Book area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Book 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/