Welcome to Pickett ...

Pickett is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

The location of Pickett has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pickett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Pickett is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pickett is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Pickett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Pickett: This one is located in Caddo Parish and the other is located in Calcasieu Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 8 communities that are also named Pickett - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Texas and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Pickett ...

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

• Shreveport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
  • Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <4>
• Bossier City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
  • Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <4>
• Vivian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <4>
• Haughton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haughton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
  • Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <4>
• Blanchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Greenwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Waskom
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
  • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <4>
• Benton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Oil City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Plain Dealing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <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 Pickett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pickett.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pickett ...

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

Adding Pickett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pickett 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 for Pickett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pickett post office opened in 1905.

We also found Pickett on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pickett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pickett. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/