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Welcome to Rush Point Ferry ...

Rush Point Ferry is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rush Point Ferry: Rush Pt. Ferry

Rush Point Ferry is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rush Point Ferry: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Rush Point Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rush Point Ferry.

  • Shreveport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Bossier City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Vivian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blanchard
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oil City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Plain Dealing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mooringsport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hosston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rodessa
    (18 miles [29 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 Rush Point Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rush Point Ferry.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rush Point Ferry ...

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

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 Rush Point Ferry - 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 Rush Point Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Rush Point Ferry 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.