Welcome to Shoreline ...

Shoreline is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoreline, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1937.

Shoreline is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shoreline is within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Shoreline ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shoreline - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Shoreline ...

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

• Vivian
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <4>
• Blanchard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Benton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Oil City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Plain Dealing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <4>
• Mooringsport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooringsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooringsport
  • Mooringsport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooringsport <4>
• Hosston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosston
  • Hosston is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hosston <4>
• Rodessa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodessa
  • Rodessa is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodessa <4>
• Belcher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Belcher is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belcher <4>
• Ida
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Ida is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoreline ...

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

Adding Shoreline to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shoreline post office opened in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoreline.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

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