Welcome to Kile ...

Kile is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kile, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Kile is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Kile is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Kile ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kile - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Kile ...

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

• Leesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesville <4>
• Anacoco
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anacoco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacoco
  • Anacoco is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anacoco <4>
• Florien
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florien have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florien
  • Florien is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florien <4>
• Provencal
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provencal
  • Provencal is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provencal <4>
• Natchez
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natchez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Natchitoches Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
• Simpson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
  • Simpson is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
• Hornbeck
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeck
  • Hornbeck is located in Vernon Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbeck <4>
• Fisher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Sabine Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <4>
• Kurthwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurthwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurthwood
  • Kurthwood is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurthwood <4>
• Alco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
  • Alco is located in Vernon Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kile ...

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

Adding Kile to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kile in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Kile was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Kile post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kile.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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