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Welcome to Shenandoah ...

Shenandoah is located in Ouachita Parish<1>.

Shenandoah is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shenandoah: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Shenandoah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Shenandoah: This one is located in Ouachita Parish and the other is located in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 20 communities that are also named Shenandoah - they are located in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois, Iowa, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (5).

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

Communities near Shenandoah ...

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

  • Monroe
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
  • West Monroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • West Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,086 people
  • Bastrop
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Rayville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Richwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Richwood is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,375 people
  • Sterlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Collinston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Northpark Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Northpark Village is located in Ouachita Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpark Village
  • Fairbanks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shenandoah ...

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

Adding Shenandoah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shenandoah 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 (so far) for Shenandoah was mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shenandoah.

Footnotes ...

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