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Unincorporated community in Louisiana, United States
Hackley, Louisiana
Unincorporated community
Hackley, Louisiana is located in LouisianaHackley, LouisianaHackley, LouisianaShow map of LouisianaHackley, Louisiana is located in the United StatesHackley, LouisianaHackley, LouisianaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 30°58′34″N 90°05′08″W / 30.97611°N 90.08556°W / 30.97611; -90.08556
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishWashington
Elevation341 ft (104 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code985
GNIS feature ID535479
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.

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. 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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