Welcome to Poole ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

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

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

Area Codes for Poole: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Poole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Poole - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas (3) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Poole ...

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

Haughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haughton is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haughton <4>
Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stonewall is located in De Soto Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <4>
Ringgold
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Bienville Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringgold <4>
Doyline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Doyline is located in Webster Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doyline <4>
Hall Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hall Summit is located in Red River Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hall Summit <4>
Castor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Castor is located in Bienville Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castor <4>
Heflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heflin is located in Webster Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <4>
Edgefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Red River Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
Jamestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Bienville Parish
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
Elm Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Grove is located in Bossier Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm Grove <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 Poole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poole.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poole ...

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

Adding Poole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Poole post office opened in 1898. The Poole post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poole.

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 Poole - 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 Poole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Poole 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.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/