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Welcome to Hohen Solms ...

Hohen Solms is located in Ascension Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hohen Solms, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Hohen Solms is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hohen Solms: 225

Communities near Hohen Solms ...

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

  • Baton Rouge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Gonzales
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Donaldsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Addis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • Plaquemine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brusly
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
  • Sorrento
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • White Castle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • French Settlement
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hohen Solms ...

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

Adding Hohen Solms to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hohen Solms post office opened in 1877. The Hohen Solms post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hohen Solms.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Ascension, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hohen Solms - 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/