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Welcome to Couley ...

Couley is located in Winn Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Couley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Couley is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Couley: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Couley ...

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

  • Natchitoches
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Winnfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Campti
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <4>
  • Montgomery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Natchez
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Goldonna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dodson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Atlanta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Couley ...

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

Adding Couley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Couley post office opened in 1885. The Couley post office closed in 1926.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Couley.

Footnotes ...

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