Welcome to Cullen ...

The town of Cullen is located in Webster Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cullen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1938.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cullen has a population of 1,063 people<3> (see below for details).

Cullen is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Cullen is within the boundaries of the (318) area code.

The ZIP code for Cullen: 71021<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cullen had an population of 1,063 people. This is a decrease of 8.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cullen had a population of 1,163 people. This makes Cullen the parish's 4th most populous community.

The population of Cullen represents 0.03% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 156th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,163 people, the population of Cullen decreased 10.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,296 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cullen.

Communities Also Named Cullen ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cullen - they are located in Kentucky, New York, Saskatchewan, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cullen ...

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

• Haynesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <6>
• Plain Dealing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain Dealing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Dealing
  • Plain Dealing is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plain Dealing <6>
• Cotton Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
  • Cotton Valley is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton Valley <6>
• Sarepta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
  • Sarepta is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sarepta <6>
• Taylor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <6>
• Bradley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Bradley is located in Lafayette County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <6>
• Emerson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Columbia County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
• Shongaloo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongaloo
  • Shongaloo is located in Webster Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shongaloo <6>
• Western
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Western is located in Columbia County (AR)
• Dykesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
  • Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cullen ...

Looking for more information about Cullen? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cullen, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cullen.

Adding Cullen to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cullen 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 Cullen was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Cullen post office opened in 1938.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cullen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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