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Welcome to Foules ...

Foules is located in Catahoula Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foules, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Foules is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Foules: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Foules ...

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

  • Ferriday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Wisner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ridgecrest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Gilbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waterproof
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sicily Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Harrisonburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foules ...

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

Adding Foules to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Foules post office opened in 1900. The Foules post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foules.

Footnotes ...

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