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Welcome to De Loutre ...

De Loutre is located in Union Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of De Loutre, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

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

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

Area Codes for De Loutre: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near De Loutre ...

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

  • Farmerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sterlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Huttig
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Strong
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Strong is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong <4>
  • Felsenthal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Downsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Spearsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Haile
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Haile is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
  • Truxno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Truxno is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for De Loutre ...

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

Adding De Loutre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the De Loutre post office opened in 1908. The De Loutre post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for De Loutre.

Footnotes ...

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