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Welcome to Rattan ...

Rattan is located in Sabine Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rattan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Rattan is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rattan: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Rattan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rattan - they are located in Oklahoma and Texas.

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

Communities near Rattan ...

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

  • Many
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Many is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Many
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Many <4>
  • Hemphill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Anacoco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Florien
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hornbeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fisher
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Negreet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Rock ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rock is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
  • Toledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Toledo is located in Newton County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Corleyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Corleyville is located in Sabine Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corleyville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rattan ...

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

Adding Rattan to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rattan post office opened in 1894. The Rattan post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rattan.

Footnotes ...

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