Hackley, Louisiana

Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
30°58′34″N 90°05′08″W / 30.97611°N 90.08556°W / 30.97611; -90.08556CountryUnited StatesStateLouisianaParishWashingtonElevation
341 ft (104 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code985GNIS feature ID535479 [1]FIPS code22-32440

Hackley is an unincorporated community in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located 9 miles (14.48 kilometres) N of Franklinton, Louisiana.

Etymology

It is speculated that the name of the community is derived from the surname of Charles Hackley a timber baron that owned over 200,000 acres of land in Louisiana.[2]

Old railroad

Between 1892 and 1922 there was a 26.5 miles (42.65 kilometres) railroad built by the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company that ran from Kentwood, Louisiana and terminated at Hackley.[3] The railroad was leased and operated by the Kentwood and Eastern Railway.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hackley, Louisiana
  2. ^ Keagan LeJeune (2010). Always for the Underdog: Leather Britches Smith and the Grabow War. University of North Texas Press. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-1-57441-288-8.
  3. ^ Tony Howe; David S. Price. "Mississippi Rails". msrailroads.com. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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