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Welcome to Ikes ...

Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ikes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Ikes is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ikes: 337

Communities near Ikes ...

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

  • DeRidder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • New Llano
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rosepine
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Cole Central
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
  • Pinewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Fort Polk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pickering
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Cravens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ikes ...

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

Adding Ikes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ikes post office opened in 1911. The Ikes post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ikes.

Footnotes ...

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