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Welcome to West Baton Rouge ...

West Baton Rouge is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Baton Rouge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1836.

A typical abbreviation for West Baton Rouge: W. Baton Rouge

West Baton Rouge is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for West Baton Rouge: 225

Communities near West Baton Rouge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Baton Rouge.

  • Central
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
  • Zachary
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
  • Baker
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
  • Denham Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
    • Former names for Denham Springs:
    • Amite Springs
    • Hill's Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <3>
  • Saint Gabriel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Addis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • Plaquemine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Brusly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <3>
  • Maringouin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Slaughter
    (19 miles [30.6 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 West Baton Rouge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Baton Rouge.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Baton Rouge ...

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

Adding West Baton Rouge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Baton Rouge post office opened in 1836. The West Baton Rouge post office closed in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Baton Rouge.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including West Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Baton Rouge - 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/