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Welcome to Fort Necessity ...

Fort Necessity is located in Franklin Parish<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Necessity, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Necessity: Ft. Necessity

Fort Necessity is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Fort Necessity: (318)

The ZIP code for Fort Necessity: 71243<3>

Communities near Fort Necessity ...

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

  • Winnsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
    • Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
  • Clarks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
    • Clarks is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
  • Wisner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
    • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <5>
  • Mangham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Gilbert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <5>
  • Grayson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Grayson is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <5>
  • Sicily Island
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sicily Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
    • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Caldwell Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
  • Harrisonburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Baskin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskin
    • Baskin is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baskin <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 Fort Necessity. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Necessity.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Necessity ...

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

Adding Fort Necessity to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Necessity post office opened in 1877.

We also found Fort Necessity in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Necessity.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Necessity - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Fort Necessity). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Fort Necessity or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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