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Welcome to Ninock ...

Ninock is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ninock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Ninock is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ninock: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Ninock ...

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

  • Haughton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Coushatta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ringgold
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyline
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Martin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Hall Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Castor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Heflin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Edgefield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ninock ...

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

Adding Ninock to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ninock post office opened in 1904. The Ninock post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ninock.

Footnotes ...

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