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Welcome to Enoka ...

Enoka is located in Madison Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enoka, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Enoka is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Enoka: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Enoka ...

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

  • Tallulah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Lake Providence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Delhi
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Epps
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <4>
  • Richmond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
  • Delta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mound
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mound is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Ashly
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashly is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashly
  • Chotard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chotard is located in Issaquena County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chotard
  • Barnes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Barnes is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enoka ...

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

Adding Enoka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enoka post office opened in 1911. The Enoka post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enoka.

Footnotes ...

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