Welcome to Deerford ...

Deerford is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

The location of Deerford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Deerford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Deerford is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Deerford: (225)

Communities near Deerford ...

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

• Baton Rouge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Rouge
  • Baton Rouge is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baton Rouge <4>
• Central
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <4>
• Zachary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
• Baker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <4>
• Denham Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
  • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
  • Former names for Denham Springs:
  • Amite Springs
  • Hill's Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <4>
• Walker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
• Port Allen
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Allen
  • Port Allen is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Allen <4>
• Jackson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Clinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Slaughter
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerford ...

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

Adding Deerford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deerford post office opened in 1879.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deerford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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