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Welcome to Petes Ferry ...

Petes Ferry is located in Webster Parish<1>.

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

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

Area Codes for Petes Ferry: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Petes Ferry ...

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

  • Minden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Haughton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringgold
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sibley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gibsland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Doyline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dixie Inn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dixie Inn is located in Webster Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Inn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Dubberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Castor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Heflin
    (5 miles [8 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 Petes Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Petes Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Petes Ferry ...

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

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