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Welcome to Head of Island ...

Head of Island is located in Livingston Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Head of Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Head of Island is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Head of Island: 225

Communities near Head of Island ...

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

  • Gonzales
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Denham Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
    • Former names for Denham Springs:
    • Amite Springs
    • Hill's Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <3>
  • Donaldsonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Walker
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Gramercy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lutcher
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Lutcher is located in Saint James Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutcher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lutcher <3>
  • Livingston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Sorrento
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Killian
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Killian is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • French Settlement
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Head of Island ...

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

Adding Head of Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Head of Island 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 Head of Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Head of Island post office opened in 1878. The Head of Island post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Head of Island.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Livingston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Head of Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/