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Welcome to Keithville ...

Keithville is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Keithville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Keithville is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Keithville: 318 & 457<3>

The ZIP code for Keithville: 71047<4>

Communities Also Named Keithville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keithville - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Keithville ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Bossier City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blanchard
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Waskom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <5>
  • Keachi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Grand Cane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Longstreet
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Edgewood Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Edgewood Village is located in Caddo Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keithville ...

Looking for more information about Keithville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Keithville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Keithville.

Adding Keithville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Keithville 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 Keithville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Keithville post office opened in 1885.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keithville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Caddo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Keithville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Keithville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Keithville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Keithville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Keithville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/