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Welcome to Juanita ...

Juanita is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

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

Juanita is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Juanita: 337

Communities Also Named Juanita ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Juanita - they are located in Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Juanita ...

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

  • DeRidder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dequincy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Merryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Longville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fayette ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Ragley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Helme
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Helme is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helme
  • Hughes ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hughes is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
  • Bon Wier
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Juanita. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Juanita.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Juanita ...

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

Adding Juanita to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Juanita post office opened in 1900. The Juanita post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Juanita.

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 Juanita - 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/