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Welcome to Little Rock ...

So far, we found very little information about Little Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Little Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Rock, please Contact Us.


Little Rock would have been located within present day Plaquemines Parish<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Rock is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Little Rock was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Little Rock was located: 504

Communities Also Named Little Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Little Rock - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Minnesota (3), Mississippi, Missouri and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Little Rock ...

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

  • New Orleans
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
  • Gretna
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
  • Harahan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Westwego
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jean Lafitte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Poydras
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Poydras is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poydras
  • Terrytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Timberlane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
  • Versailles
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Plaquemines, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.