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Welcome to Gilark ...

Gilark is located in Webster Parish<1>.

Gilark is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gilark: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Gilark ...

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

  • Haughton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Homer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Sibley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cotton Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gibsland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sarepta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Doyline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dixie Inn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Dubberly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gilark ...

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

Adding Gilark to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gilark 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 Gilark was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilark.

Footnotes ...

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