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Welcome to Old Shongaloo ...

Old Shongaloo is located in Webster Parish<1>.

Old Shongaloo is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Old Shongaloo: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Old Shongaloo ...

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

  • Springhill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Haynesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cullen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cotton Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sarepta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
  • Emerson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Shongaloo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Western
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Dykesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Shongaloo ...

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

Footnotes ...

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