Welcome to Crockett ...

So far, we found very little information about Crockett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Crockett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Crockett, please Contact Us.

Crockett would have been located within present day Winn Parish<2>.

The location of Crockett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crockett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Crockett is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Crockett was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Crockett still existed, it would have been in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Crockett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Crockett - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kentucky (2), Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Crockett ...

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

• Jonesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
• Winnfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnfield
  • Winnfield is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnfield <5>
• Campti
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campti have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
  • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <5>
• Hodge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
  • Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodge <5>
• Goldonna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldonna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldonna
  • Goldonna is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldonna <5>
• North Hodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
  • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
• Dodson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
  • Dodson is located in Winn Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <5>
• East Hodge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
  • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
• Saline
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
  • Saline is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <5>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

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

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

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

Adding Crockett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crockett 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 for Crockett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crockett post office opened in 1898.

We also found Crockett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crockett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/