Welcome to Taconey ...

Taconey is located in Concordia Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Taconey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Taconey is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Taconey: (318)

Communities near Taconey ...

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

• Natchez
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
  • Natchez is located in Adams County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natchez <4>
• Ferriday
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferriday
  • Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferriday <4>
• Clayton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Ridgecrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgecrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Ridgecrest is located in Concordia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
• Waterproof
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
• Sycamore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Sycamore is located in Concordia Parish
• Cloverdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Adams County (MS)
• West Ferriday
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Ferriday have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ferriday
  • West Ferriday is located in Concordia Parish
• Selma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Adams County (MS)
• Jeannette
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeannette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
  • Jeannette is located in Adams County (MS)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taconey ...

Looking for more information about Taconey? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Taconey, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Taconey.

Adding Taconey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taconey 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 Taconey was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taconey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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