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Welcome to Chinchuba ...

Chinchuba is located in Saint Tammany Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chinchuba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Chinchuba is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Chinchuba: 985

Communities near Chinchuba ...

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

  • Covington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Abita Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pearl River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Folsom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Madisonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lacombe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Benedict
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Goodbee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Talisheek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chinchuba ...

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

Adding Chinchuba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chinchuba 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 Chinchuba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Chinchuba post office opened in 1891. The Chinchuba post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chinchuba.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Tammany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chinchuba - 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/