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Welcome to Espanita Forest ...

Espanita Forest is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Espanita Forest: Espanita Frst.

Espanita Forest is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Espanita Forest: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Espanita Forest ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bossier City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Minden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Haughton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Blanchard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sibley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Doyline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dixie Inn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Belcher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Espanita Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

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