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Welcome to Gahagan ...

Gahagan is located in Red River Parish<1>.

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

Gahagan is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gahagan: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Gahagan ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Coushatta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Campti
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <4>
  • Pleasant Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Martin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Martin is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • South Mansfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Hall Summit
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Edgefield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Powhatan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gahagan ...

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

Adding Gahagan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gahagan post office opened in 1900. The Gahagan post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gahagan.

Footnotes ...

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