Welcome to Enon ...

Enon is located in Washington Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Enon is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Enon: 985

Communities Also Named Enon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 30 communities that are also named Enon - they are located in Alabama (4), Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Missouri (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Enon ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bogalusa
  • From Enon to Bogalusa
• Covington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Covington
  • From Enon to Covington
• Franklinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Franklinton
  • From Enon to Franklinton
• Abita Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abita Springs
  • Abita Springs is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abita Springs <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abita Springs
  • From Enon to Abita Springs
• Folsom
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
  • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
• Sun
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <3>
• Varnado
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
  • Varnado is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <3>
• Lees Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lees Creek
  • From Enon to Lees Creek
• Bush
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bush
  • From Enon to Bush
• Pine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Washington Parish
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine
  • From Enon to Pine

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enon ...

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

Adding Enon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enon post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enon.