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Welcome to Old Pleasant Hill ...

Old Pleasant Hill is located in De Soto Parish<1>.

Old Pleasant Hill is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Pleasant Hill: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Old Pleasant Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Pleasant Hill.

  • Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Many
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <4>
  • Zwolle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coushatta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Noble
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgefield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Robeline
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Powhatan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Pleasant Hill ...

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

Footnotes ...

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