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Welcome to Palmetto ...

Palmetto is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

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

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

Area Codes for Palmetto: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Palmetto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Palmetto: This one is located in Bossier Parish and the other is located in Saint Landry Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 16 communities that are also named Palmetto - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Palmetto.

Communities near Palmetto ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bossier City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Haughton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stonewall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ringgold
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sibley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Doyline
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie Inn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Heflin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Atkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Atkins is located in Bossier Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palmetto ...

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

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 Palmetto - 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 Palmetto area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Palmetto 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.