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Welcome to Little Woods ...

Little Woods is located in Orleans Parish<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Woods, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1914.

Little Woods is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Little Woods: (504)

Communities near Little Woods ...

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

  • New Orleans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenner
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
    • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <4>
  • Slidell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidell
    • Slidell is located in Saint Tammany Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slidell <4>
  • Gretna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
  • Harahan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harahan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harahan
    • Harahan is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,244 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harahan <4>
  • Westwego
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westwego have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
    • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <4>
  • Pine Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Village
    • Pine Village is located in Orleans Parish
  • Milneburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milneburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milneburg
    • Milneburg is located in Orleans Parish
  • Versailles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Versailles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
  • Arabi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Woods ...

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

Adding Little Woods to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Little Woods 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 for Little Woods was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Little Woods in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Little Woods post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Woods.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Orleans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Woods - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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