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Welcome to Geddie ...

Geddie is located in Morehouse Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Geddie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Geddie is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Geddie: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Geddie ...

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

  • Bastrop
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Crossett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Hamburg is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
  • Mer Rouge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Huttig
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Wilmot
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Bonita
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Felsenthal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Meridian
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
  • Brodnax ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Geddie ...

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

Adding Geddie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Geddie 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 Geddie was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Geddie.

Footnotes ...

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