Welcome to Hardwood ...

Hardwood is located in West Feliciana Parish<1>.

The location of Hardwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

Hardwood is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Hardwood lies within the (225) area code.

Communities Also Named Hardwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hardwood - they are located in Kansas, Michigan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hardwood ...

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

• Zachary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <4>
• New Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <4>
• Jackson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
• Livonia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <4>
• Fordoche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordoche
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordoche <4>
• Slaughter
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <4>
• Morganza
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganza
  • Morganza is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 577 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganza <4>
• Wilson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Norwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Wakefield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardwood ...

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

Adding Hardwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hardwood post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hardwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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