Welcome to Cockfield ...
So far, we found very little information about Cockfield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cockfield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cockfield, please Contact Us.
Cockfield would have been located within present day Natchitoches Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cockfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cockfield is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Cockfield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Cockfield was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities near Cockfield ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cockfield.
- Natchitoches
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Provencal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Natchez
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atlanta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cloutierville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Derry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Derry is located in Natchitoches Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derry
- Saint Maurice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flora
(10 miles [16.1 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 Cockfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cockfield.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cockfield. 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 Cockfield.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cockfield. See our Newspapers Page for Cockfield.
Adding Cockfield to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cockfield 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 (so far) for Cockfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cockfield post office opened in 1915. The Cockfield post office closed in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cockfield.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cockfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cockfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Cockfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Cockfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |