Welcome to Ouachita City ...

Ouachita City is located in Union Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ouachita City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Ouachita City is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ouachita City: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Ouachita City ...

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

Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monroe
- From Ouachita City to Monroe
West Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to West Monroe
- From Ouachita City to West Monroe
Bastrop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bastrop is located in Morehouse Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,688 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bastrop
- From Ouachita City to Bastrop
Farmerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Farmerville is located in Union Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
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Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marion is located in Union Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 740 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marion
- From Ouachita City to Marion
Mer Rouge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
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Collinston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
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Oak Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
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Fairbanks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Ouachita Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbanks <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ouachita City ...

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

Adding Ouachita City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ouachita City 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 Ouachita City was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ouachita City.

Footnotes ...

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