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Welcome to Hammock ...

Hammock is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.

Hammock is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hammock: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Hammock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hammock - they are located in Florida (2), Illinois and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Hammock ...

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

  • Monroe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • West Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Bastrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rayville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Richwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Sterlington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mer Rouge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Collinston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Oak Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Northpark Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hammock ...

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

Adding Hammock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hammock.

Footnotes ...

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