Welcome to Longstraw ...
Longstraw is located in Jackson Parish<1>.
Longstraw is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Longstraw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Longstraw: 318 & 457<3>
Communities near Longstraw ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Longstraw.
- Ruston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grambling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Choudrant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dubach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Simsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chatham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Lincoln Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- East Hodge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
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 Longstraw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Longstraw.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Longstraw. 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 Longstraw.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Longstraw. See our Newspapers Page for Longstraw.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Longstraw ...
Looking for more information about Longstraw? 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 Longstraw, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Longstraw.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Longstraw - 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 Longstraw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Longstraw area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |