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Welcome to Willow Chute ...

Willow Chute is located in Bossier Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Willow Chute, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Willow Chute is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Willow Chute: 318 & 457<3>

Communities near Willow Chute ...

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

  • Shreveport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Bossier City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Vivian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Haughton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Blanchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oil City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Plain Dealing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Mooringsport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Hosston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Belcher
    (7 miles [11.3 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 Willow Chute. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Willow Chute.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Willow Chute ...

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

Adding Willow Chute to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Willow Chute 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 Willow Chute was on a map titled Map of Louisiana (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Willow Chute.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Bossier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Willow Chute - 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 Willow Chute area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Willow Chute 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.