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Welcome to Houltonville ...

Houltonville is located in Saint Tammany Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Houltonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Houltonville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Houltonville: 985

Communities near Houltonville ...

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

  • Mandeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Covington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponchatoula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Abita Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Folsom
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Folsom is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 871 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Goodbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
  • Katie ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Saint Benedict
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lacombe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Robert
    (13 miles [20.9 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 Houltonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Houltonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Houltonville ...

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

Adding Houltonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Houltonville post office opened in 1906. The Houltonville post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Houltonville.

Footnotes ...

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