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Welcome to Hope Villa ...

Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hope Villa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Hope Villa is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Hope Villa: 225

Communities near Hope Villa ...

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

  • Baton Rouge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Central
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
  • Baker
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
  • Gonzales
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Denham Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Saint Gabriel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Addis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hope Villa ...

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

Adding Hope Villa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hope Villa post office opened in 1873. The Hope Villa post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hope Villa.

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 Hope Villa - 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/