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Welcome to Latour ...

Latour is located in Phillips County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Latour, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Latour is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Latour: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Latour ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Latour - it's located in Missouri.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Latour.

Communities near Latour ...

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

  • Helena - West Helena
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
    • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
  • West Helena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Helena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Marianna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Friars Point
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
    • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Marvell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
    • Marvell is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <5>
  • Elaine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elaine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaine
    • Elaine is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elaine <5>
  • Lakeview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Coahoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lula
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Latour ...

Looking for more information about Latour? 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 Latour, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Latour.

Adding Latour to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Latour post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Latour.

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Phillips, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Latour - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Latour area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Latour area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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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