Welcome to Utility ...

Utility is located in Catahoula Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Utility, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Utility is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Utility: (318)

Communities Also Named Utility ...

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

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

Communities near Utility ...

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

• Jena
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
  • Jena is located in La Salle Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <4>
• Ferriday
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
• Jonesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Harrisonburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Wildsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsville
  • Wildsville is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildsville <4>
• Rhinehart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinehart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
  • Rhinehart is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinehart <4>
• Athlone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athlone
  • Athlone is located in Concordia Parish
• Parhams
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parhams have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
  • Parhams is located in Catahoula Parish
• Sharp Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Town
  • Sharp Town is located in La Salle Parish
• Aimwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aimwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
  • Aimwell is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aimwell <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Utility ...

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

Adding Utility to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Utility post office opened in 1886.

We also found Utility in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Utility.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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