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Welcome to Oak Dale Landing ...

Oak Dale Landing is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Oak Dale Landing: Oak Dale Lndg. (or less commonly used: Oak Dale Lndng.)

Oak Dale Landing is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Oak Dale Landing: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Oak Dale Landing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Dale Landing.

  • Vidalia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferriday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wisner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clayton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ridgecrest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Gilbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Waterproof
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Sicily Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Harrisonburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Dale Landing ...

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

Footnotes ...

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