Welcome to Varnado ...

The village of Varnado is located in Washington Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Varnado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Varnado has a population of 334 people<3> (see below for details).

Varnado is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Varnado is within the (985) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Varnado had an population of 334 people. This is a decrease of 77.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Varnado had a population of 1,461 people. This makes Varnado the parish's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Varnado represents 0.03% of the total population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,461 people, the population of Varnado increased 327.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 342 people).

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

Communities Also Named Varnado ...

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

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

Communities near Varnado ...

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

• Bogalusa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogalusa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogalusa
  • Bogalusa is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogalusa <5>
• Franklinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
  • Franklinton is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinton <5>
• Poplarville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplarville
  • Poplarville is located in Pearl River County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplarville <5>
• Sun
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
  • Sun is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun <5>
• Angie
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
  • Angie is located in Washington Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
• Lees Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
  • Lees Creek is located in Washington Parish
• Pine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
  • Pine is located in Washington Parish
• Enon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
  • Enon is located in Washington Parish
• Pinebur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
  • Pinebur is located in Marion County (MS)
• Bush
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Saint Tammany Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bush <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Varnado ...

Looking for more information about Varnado? 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 Varnado, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Varnado.

Adding Varnado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Varnado 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 Varnado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Varnado post office opened in 1895.

We also found Varnado on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Varnado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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