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Welcome to Mitchiner ...

Mitchiner is primarily located in Richland Parish<1>. A portion of Mitchiner extends into West Carroll Parish.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mitchiner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Mitchiner is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Mitchiner: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Mitchiner ...

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

  • Rayville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Delhi
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Delhi is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <4>
  • Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
  • Pioneer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Darnell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
  • Dunn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunn is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Waverly
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Waverly is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Holly Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Ridge is located in Richland Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
  • Tendal
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tendal is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tendal

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchiner ...

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

Adding Mitchiner to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mitchiner 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 Mitchiner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mitchiner post office opened in 1907. The Mitchiner post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mitchiner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Richland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mitchiner - 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 Mitchiner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Mitchiner 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.
<5>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/