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Welcome to Randolph ...

Randolph is located in Union Parish<1>.

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

Randolph is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Randolph: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Randolph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Randolph - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Randolph ...

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

  • El Dorado
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bernice
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dubach
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Junction City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Junction City is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Lisbon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spearsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lillie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Scotland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Pisgah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pisgah is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
  • Summerfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Randolph ...

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

Adding Randolph to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Randolph post office opened in 1901. The Randolph post office closed in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Randolph.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Randolph - 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 Randolph area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Randolph 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/