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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marksville
- Marksville is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marksville <5>
- Jonesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
- Acme
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Concordia Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <5>
- Armagh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armagh
- Armagh is located in Concordia Parish
- Parhams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Monterey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Monterey is located in Concordia Parish
- Bougere
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Vick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
- Vick is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Bordelonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordelonville
- Bordelonville is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bordelonville <5>
- Deville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deville
- Deville is located in Rapides Parish
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deville <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 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 for Book was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Book post office opened in 1934.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Book.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Book. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |