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Welcome to Puckett ...

Puckett is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Puckett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Puckett is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Puckett: 225

Communities Also Named Puckett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Puckett - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Puckett ...

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

  • Baton Rouge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Zachary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
  • Baker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
  • Denham Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
    • Former names for Denham Springs:
    • Amite Springs
    • Hill's Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <3>
  • Addis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
  • Port Allen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brusly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
  • Livingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Slaughter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Puckett ...

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

Adding Puckett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Puckett 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 Puckett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Puckett post office opened in 1901. The Puckett post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Puckett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Puckett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/