Welcome to Routon ...

Routon is located in La Salle Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Routon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Routon is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Routon: (318)

Communities Also Named Routon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Routon: This one is located in La Salle Parish and the other is located in Catahoula Parish.

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

Communities near Routon ...

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

• Jena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
• Jonesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Olla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
  • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <4>
• Urania
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
  • Urania is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <4>
• Tullos
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
  • Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <4>
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Harrisonburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Midway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in La Salle Parish
• Rhinehart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinehart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
  • Rhinehart is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinehart <4>
• Aimwell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aimwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <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 Routon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Routon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Routon ...

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

Adding Routon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Routon post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Routon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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