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Welcome to Skidder ...

Skidder is located in Natchitoches Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Skidder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Skidder is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Skidder: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Skidder ...

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

  • Coushatta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Campti
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <4>
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Martin is located in Red River Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Clarence
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Goldonna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall Summit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Saline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ashland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Lucky
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Castor
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Skidder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Skidder.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skidder ...

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

Adding Skidder to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skidder 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 (so far) for Skidder was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Skidder post office opened in 1903. The Skidder post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skidder.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Natchitoches, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skidder - 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 Skidder area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Skidder 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/