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Welcome to Chopin ...

Chopin is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chopin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Chopin is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chopin: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Chopin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Chopin: This one is located in Natchitoches Parish and the other is located in Saint James Parish.

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

Communities near Chopin ...

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

  • Colfax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Boyce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Natchez
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Simpson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloutierville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Derry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
  • Lena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Marco is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
  • Flatwoods
    (6 miles [9.7 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 Chopin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chopin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chopin ...

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

Adding Chopin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Chopin post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chopin.

Footnotes ...

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