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Welcome to Hutton ...

Hutton is located in Vernon Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hutton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Hutton is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hutton: 337

Communities Also Named Hutton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Hutton - they are located in British Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hutton ...

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

  • Leesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Anacoco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Simpson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Alco is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Mora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kurthwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gorum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hill is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
  • Flatwoods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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 Hutton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hutton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hutton ...

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

Adding Hutton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hutton post office opened in 1920. The Hutton post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hutton.

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 Hutton - 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/