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Welcome to Hood ...

Hood is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

Hood is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hood: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Hood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Hood: This one is located in Vernon Parish and the other is located in Claiborne Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 13 communities that are also named Hood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Maryland, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Hood ...

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

  • Colfax
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyce
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Simpson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Flatwoods
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hemphill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
  • Sieper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacamp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gorum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hicks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hicks is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hood ...

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

Footnotes ...

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