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Welcome to Hackberry ...

Hackberry is located in Cameron Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hackberry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Hackberry is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Hackberry: 337

The ZIP code for Hackberry: 70645<3>

Communities Also Named Hackberry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hackberry - they are located in Arizona, Kansas (3), Tennessee and Texas (7).

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

Communities near Hackberry ...

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

  • Lake Charles
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sulphur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Westlake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Vinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
  • Grand Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Lake is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Carlyss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Carlyss is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyss
  • Cameron
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Prien
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Prien is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prien
  • Greinwich Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greinwich Village is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greinwich Village
  • Creole
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Creole is located in Cameron Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creole

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hackberry ...

Looking for more information about Hackberry? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hackberry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hackberry.

Adding Hackberry to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hackberry post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hackberry.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Cameron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hackberry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hackberry). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hackberry or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/