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Welcome to Girard ...

Girard is located in Richland Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Girard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Girard is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Girard: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Girard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Girard - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Girard.

Communities near Girard ...

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

  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • Richwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Delhi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Mangham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Collinston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Baskin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oak Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Alto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Alto is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Archibald
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Holly Ridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Girard ...

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

Adding Girard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Girard post office opened in 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Girard.

Footnotes ...

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