Welcome to Santiago ...
So far, we found very little information about Santiago. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Santiago to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Santiago, please Contact Us.
Santiago would have been located within present day Grant Parish<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Santiago, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Santiago is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Santiago was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Santiago was located: 318 & 457<4>
Communities Also Named Santiago ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Santiago - they are located in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santiago.
Communities near Santiago ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santiago.
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
- Alexandria is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <5>
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <5>
- Ball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Ball is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <5>
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <5>
- Boyce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyce have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Boyce is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyce <5>
- Pollock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <5>
- Dry Prong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
- Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <5>
- Creola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Stay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stay
- Stay is located in Grant Parish
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 Santiago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santiago.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santiago. 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 Santiago.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santiago. See our Newspapers Page for Santiago.
Adding Santiago to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Santiago in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Santiago was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Santiago post office opened in 1907.
We also found Santiago on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Santiago.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Santiago, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santiago - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Santiago area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Santiago area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |