Welcome to Hurricane ...

Hurricane is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

The location of Hurricane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurricane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Hurricane is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Hurricane: (318)

Communities Also Named Hurricane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Hurricane - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hurricane ...

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

• Ruston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruston
  • Ruston is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruston <4>
• Grambling
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grambling
  • Grambling is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grambling <4>
• Homer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Arcadia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Dubach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
  • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <4>
• Gibsland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
  • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <4>
• Simsboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simsboro
  • Simsboro is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simsboro <4>
• Vienna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
• Dubberly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubberly
  • Dubberly is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubberly <4>
• Athens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hurricane ...

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

Adding Hurricane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hurricane 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 for Hurricane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hurricane post office opened in 1900.

We also found Hurricane on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurricane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hurricane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/