Welcome to La Place ...
La Place is located in Macon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of La Place, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
La Place is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: La Place lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from La Place (for example, toward Columbus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Code for La Place: 334
Communities Also Named La Place ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named La Place - they are located in Illinois and Louisiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Place.
Communities near La Place ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Place.
- Pike Road
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Road
- Pike Road is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pike Road <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pike Road
- From La Place to Pike Road
- Tuskegee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskegee
- Tuskegee is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,026 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuskegee <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tuskegee
- From La Place to Tuskegee
- Tallassee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallassee
- Tallassee is located in Elmore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallassee <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tallassee
- From La Place to Tallassee
- Union Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Springs
- Union Springs is located in Bullock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Springs <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union Springs
- From La Place to Union Springs
- Notasulga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notasulga have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notasulga
- Notasulga is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notasulga <3>
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Shorter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter
- Shorter is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorter <3>
- Hornady
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Hardaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Tysonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tysonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tysonville
- From La Place to Tysonville
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 La Place. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for La Place.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of La Place. 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 La Place.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around La Place. See our Newspapers Page for La Place.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Place ...
Looking for more information about La Place? 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 La Place, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for La Place.
Adding La Place to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of La Place 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 La Place was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the La Place post office opened in 1858.
We also found La Place in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for La Place.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Place. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around La Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |