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Welcome to Warnerton ...

Warnerton is located in Washington Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Warnerton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Warnerton is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Warnerton: 985

Communities near Warnerton ...

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

  • Franklinton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Magnolia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tylertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Osyka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <3>
  • Mount Hermon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smithburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Smithburg is located in Pike County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithburg
  • Sunny Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
  • Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Popeville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Popeville is located in Washington Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warnerton ...

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

Adding Warnerton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warnerton 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 Warnerton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Warnerton post office opened in 1901. The Warnerton post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Warnerton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Warnerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/